Regulations last checked for updates: May 01, 2025

Title 47 - Telecommunication last revised: Apr 23, 2025
§ 97.403 - Safety of life and protection of property.

No provision of these rules prevents the use by an amateur station of any means of radiocommunication at its disposal to provide essential communication needs in connection with the immediate safety of human life and immediate protection of property when normal communication systems are not available.

source: 54 FR 25857, June 20, 1989, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 47 CFR 97.403