The penalties provided in this chapter for the breaking or injury of a submarine cable shall not be a bar to a suit for damages on account of such breaking or injury.
Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, § 8 25 Stat. 42 (, .)
Public Law 119-93 (05/19/2026)
47 U.S.C. § 28
Penalties not to bar suits for damages