509.08 UNLAWFUL USE OF CITIZEN BAND (CB) RADIO.

   (a)   No person shall recklessly cause inconvenience, annoyance or alarm to another by using a CB station and doing any of the following:

      (1)   In connection with any activity which is a violation of Federal, State or local law;

      (2)   To transmit obscene, indecent or profane words, language or meaning;

      (3)   To interfere intentionally with the communications of another CB station;

      (4)   To transmit one-way communication, except for emergency communications, traveler assistance, brief tests (radio checks), or voice paging;

      (5)   To advertise or solicit the sale of any goods or services;

      (6)   To transmit music, whistling, sound effects or any material to amuse or entertain;

      (7)   To transmit any sound effect solely to attract attention;

      (8)   To transmit the word “Mayday” or any other international distress signal, except when station is located in a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle which is threatened by grave and imminent danger and is being used to request immediate assistance;

      (9)   To communicate with, or attempt to communicate with, any CB station more than 250 kilometers (155.3 miles) away;

      (10)   To advertise a political candidate or political campaign, except that CB radio may be used for the business or organizational aspects of a campaign;

      (11)   To communicate with unlicensed stations or stations in other countries; or

      (12)   To transmit a false or deceptive communication.

   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of disorderly conduct, a minor misdemeanor. If the offender persists in disorderly conduct after reasonable warning or request to desist, such disorderly conduct is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 17-1979. Passed 5-3-79.)