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[CITE: 42USC2278a]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
          CHAPTER 23--DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY
 
                        Division A--Atomic Energy
 
                 SUBCHAPTER XVII--ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER
 
Sec. 2278a. Trespass upon Commission installations


(a) Issuance and posting of regulations

    The Commission is authorized to issue regulations relating to the 
entry upon or carrying, transporting, or otherwise introducing or 
causing to be introduced any dangerous weapon, explosive, or other 
dangerous instrument or material likely to produce substantial injury or 
damage to persons or property, into or upon any facility, installation, 
or real property subject to the jurisdiction, administration, or in the 
custody of the Commission. Every such regulation of the Commission shall 
be posted conspicuously at the location involved.

(b) Penalty for violation of regulations

    Whoever shall willfully violate any regulation of the Commission 
issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall, upon conviction 
thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.

(c) Penalty for violation of regulations regarding enclosed property

    Whoever shall willfully violate any regulation of the Commission 
issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section with respect to any 
installation or other property which is enclosed by a fence, wall, 
floor, roof, or other structural barrier shall be guilty of a 
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of 
not to exceed $5,000 or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or 
both.

(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, Sec. 229, as added Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 
1015, Sec. 6, 70 Stat. 1070; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102-486, title 
IX, Sec. 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)

                          Transfer of Functions

    Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by 
sections 5814 and 5841 of this title. See also Transfer of Functions 
notes set out under those sections.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2279 of this title.
