FCC 73.3513 Revised as of October 1, 2007
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Sec. 73.3513 Signing of applications.
(a) Applications, amendments thereto, and related statements of fact
required by the FCC must be signed by the following persons:
(1) Individual Applicant. The applicant, if the applicant is an individual.
(2) Partnership. One of the partners, if the applicant is a partnership.
(3) Corporation. An officer, if the applicant is a corporation.
(4) Unincorporated Association. A member who is an officer, if the applicant
is an unincorporated association.
(5) Governmental Entity. Such duly elected or appointed officials as may be
competent to do so under the law of the applicable jurisdiction, if the
applicant is an eligible governmental entity, such as a State or Territory
of the United States and political subdivisions thereof, the District of
Columbia, and a unit of local government, including an unincorporated
municipality.
(b) Applications, amendments thereto, and related statements of fact
required by the FCC may be signed by the applicant's attorney in case of the
applicant's physical disability or of his absence from the United States.
The attorney shall in that event separately set forth the reason why the
application is not signed by the applicant. In addition, if any matter is
stated on the basis of the attorney's belief only (rather than his
knowledge), he shall separately set forth his reasons for believing that
such statements are true.
(c) Facsimile signatures are acceptable. Only the original of applications,
amendments, or related statements of fact, need be signed; copies may be
conformed.
(d) Applications, amendments, and related statements of fact need not be
submitted under oath. Willful false statements made therein however, will be
considered a violation of Sec. 73.1015, are also punishable by fine and
imprisonment, U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001, and by appropriate
adminstrative sanctions including revocation of station license pursuant to
section 312(a)(i) of the Communications Act.
[ 44 FR 38487 , July 2, 1979, as amended at 51 FR 3069 , Jan. 23, 1986; 64 FR 56978 , Oct. 22, 1999]
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