Descontinuación de servicios de telecomunicaciones para usos ilegales

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que no puedes usar tu teléfono o internet para hacer cosas ilegales. Si la policía piensa que lo estás haciendo, puede pedir que te corten el servicio.

Es como cuando un restaurante cierra a un cliente que está causando problemas. Si alguien usa su teléfono para hacer algo malo, el servicio puede ser cerrado para evitar más problemas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan usa su teléfono para coordinar un robo. La policía se entera y, al tener pruebas, pide a un juez que ordene a la compañía de teléfonos que le corte el servicio a Juan.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

§ 15A-299. Discontinuation of telecommunications services used for unlawful purposes. (a) The legislature finds that some persons use telecommunications services to violate State or federal criminal law. The legislature further finds that some persons use telecommunications services or technology, such as call forwarding and cellular radio transmission, to avoid detection or arrest. (b) A customer of a telecommunications company operating within the State may use telecommunications services only for lawful purposes. (c) If a local, State, or federal law enforcement officer acting within the scope of the officer's duties obtains evidence that telecommunications services are being used or have been used by a customer or by the employee or agent of the customer to violate State or federal criminal law, the officer may request either the district attorney or the Attorney General as appropriate to apply to the district court of the county in which the suspected violation of State or federal criminal law occurred for an order requiring the telecommunications company to discontinue service to the customer. The court shall hold a hearing on the application as soon as possible, but no sooner than 48 hours after notice of the application for discontinuation of service is delivered to the address at which the telecommunications services are furnished or to the address to which bills for telecommunications services are mailed, according to the telecommunications company records.