[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 5, Parts 80 to End]
[Revised as of October 1, 1999]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR95.5]

[Page 514-515]

                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

PART 95--PERSONAL RADIO SERVICES--Table of Contents

             Subpart A--General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS)

Sec. 95.5  Licensee eligibility.

    (a) An individual (one man or one woman) is eligible to obtain,
renew, and have modified a GMRS system license if that individual is 18
years of age or older and is not a representative of a foreign
government.
    (b) A non-individual (an entity other than an individual) is
ineligible to obtain a new GMRS system license or make a major
modification to an existing GMRS system license (see Sec. 1.929 of this
chapter).
    (c) A GMRS system licensed to a non-individual before July 31, 1987,
is eligible to renew that license and all subsequent licenses based upon
it if:
    (1) The non-individual is a partnership and each partner is 18 years
of age or older; a corporation; an association; a state, territorial, or
local government unit; or a legal entity;
    (2) The non-individual is not a foreign government; a representative
of a foreign government; or a federal government agency; and
    (3) The licensee has not been granted a major modification to its
GMRS system.

[64 FR 53241, Oct. 1, 1999]

    Effective Date Note: At 64 FR 53241, Oct. 1, 1999, Sec. 95.5 was
revised, effective Nov. 30, 1999. For the convenience of the user, the
superseded text is set forth as follows:

Sec. 95.5  License eligibility.

    An individual (one man or one woman) is eligible to obtain, renew
and have modified a GMRS system license if that individual is 18

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years of age or older and is not a representative of a foreign
government. A non-individual (an entity other than an individual) is
ineligible to obtain a new GMRS system license or to make a major
modification to an existing GMRS system license. Certain non-individuals
are eligible to renew existing GMRS system licenses.

[63 FR 68974, Dec. 14, 1998]