[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR15.103]



[Page 780]

 

                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

PART 15_RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES--Table of Contents

 

                    Subpart B_Unintentional Radiators

 

Sec. 15.103  Exempted devices.



    The following devices are subject only to the general conditions of 

operation in Sec. Sec. 15.5 and 15.29 and are exempt from the specific 

technical standards and other requirements contained in this part. The 

operator of the exempted device shall be required to stop operating the 

device upon a finding by the Commission or its representative that the 

device is causing harmful interference. Operation shall not resume until 

the condition causing the harmful interference has been corrected. 

Although not mandatory, it is strongly recommended that the manufacturer 

of an exempted device endeavor to have the device meet the specific 

technical standards in this part.

    (a) A digital device utilized exclusively in any transportation 

vehicle including motor vehicles and aircraft.

    (b) A digital device used exclusively as an electronic control or 

power system utilized by a public utility or in an industrial plant. The 

term public utility includes equipment only to the extent that it is in 

a dedicated building or large room owned or leased by the utility and 

does not extend to equipment installed in a subscriber's facility.

    (c) A digital device used exclusively as industrial, commercial, or 

medical test equipment.

    (d) A digital device utilized exclusively in an appliance, e.g., 

microwave oven, dishwasher, clothes dryer, air conditioner (central or 

window), etc.

    (e) Specialized medical digital devices (generally used at the 

direction of or under the supervision of a licensed health care 

practitioner) whether used in a patient's home or a health care 

facility. Non-specialized medical devices, i.e., devices marketed 

through retail channels for use by the general public, are not exempted. 

This exemption also does not apply to digital devices used for record 

keeping or any purpose not directly connected with medical treatment.

    (f) Digital devices that have a power consumption not exceeding 6 

nW.

    (g) Joystick controllers or similar devices, such as a mouse, used 

with digital devices but which contain only non-digital circuitry or a 

simple circuit to convert the signal to the format required (e.g., an 

integrated circuit for analog to digital conversion) are viewed as 

passive add-on devices, not themselves directly subject to the technical 

standards or the equipment authorization requirements.

    (h) Digital devices in which both the highest frequency generated 

and the highest frequency used are less than 1.705 MHz and which do not 

operate from the AC power lines or contain provisions for operation 

while connected to the AC power lines. Digital devices that include, or 

make provision for the use of, battery eliminators, AC adaptors or 

battery chargers which permit operation while charging or that connect 

to the AC power lines indirectly, obtaining their power through another 

device which is connected to the AC power lines, do not fall under this 

exemption.

    (i) Responsible parties should note that equipment containing more 

than one device is not exempt from the technical standards in this part 

unless all of the devices in the equipment meet the criteria for 

exemption. If only one of the included devices qualifies for exemption, 

the remainder of the equipment must comply with any applicable 

regulations. If a device performs more than one function and all of 

those functions do not meet the criteria for exemption, the device does 

not qualify for inclusion under the exemptions.