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47 U.S.C. § 403 — Inquiry by Commission on its own motion

submitted 92 years ago by ch. 652 to r/title-47-TELECOMMUNICATIONS · 148 words · no verdicts yet

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The Commission can start its own investigation into anything it could otherwise handle from a complaint. It has the same powers as if someone had filed that complaint or petition. It can issue and enforce orders in the case, except orders requiring someone to pay money.

The Commission can, on its own, start an inquiry at any time into any case or question that a complaint could normally raise under this chapter, or into anything that might come up under this chapter's provisions, or that relates to enforcing them. Once started this way, the Commission has the same powers and authority to run the inquiry as if someone had filed a formal complaint or petition under this chapter. That includes the power to issue and enforce orders about the case, or about the matter under inquiry — except that the Commission cannot order anyone to pay money through this kind of self-started inquiry.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The Commission shall have full authority and power at any time to institute an inquiry, on its own motion, in any case and as to any matter or thing concerning which complaint is authorized to be made, to or before the Commission by any provision of this chapter, or concerning which any question may arise under any of the provisions of this chapter, or relating to the enforcement of any of the provisions of this chapter. The Commission shall have the same powers and authority to proceed with any inquiry instituted on its own motion as though it had been appealed to by complaint or petition under any of the provisions of this chapter, including the power to make and enforce any order or orders in the case, or relating to the matter or thing concerning which the inquiry is had, excepting orders for the payment of money.

Source credit: (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title IV, § 403, 48 Stat. 1094.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1934Enacted · Act of June 19, 1934, ch. 652 · 48 Stat. 1094

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 652 on 1934-06-19.

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