FCC Consent Decree Requires Radio Amateur to Relinquish His License:

As part of a Consent Decreehttp://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2014/db0319/DA-14-312A1.pdfending an enforcement action against him, a Cocoa, Florida, radioamateur has agreed to give up his Advanced class Amateur Radio license.Terry L. Van Volkenburg, KC5RF, also has agreed to make a $1000"voluntary donation" to the US Treasury, in installments, and waive allrights to contest the validity of the Consent Decree, released March19.

In turn, the FCC is terminating a 2012 enforcement proceedingagainst him involving unlicensed transmissions that interfered with asheriff's department radio system. On March 1, 2013, the FCC found VanVolkenburg liable for a $25,000 forfeiture, which the Commissionsubsequently determined he would be unable to pay. The EnforcementBureau also agreed not to institute any new proceeding on the basis ofthe one just concluded.

The Commission said it was entering into the agreement and terminatingthe enforcement proceeding in part, "to avoid further expenditure ofpublic resources."

Prior to signing the Consent Decree, the FCC said, Van Volkenburgrequested in writing that the Commission cancel his Amateur Radiolicense.

The FCC investigation began in September 2012 in response to aninterference complaint filed by the Brevard County Sheriff'sDepartment. The Enforcement Bureau subsequently determined that VanVolkenburg transmitted on 465.300 MHz without a license, interferingwith the radio system in the county jail.

In settling the enforcement action, Van Volkenburg "admits, solely forthe purpose of this Consent Decree and for Commission civil enforcementpurposes" that the radio transmissions he made on 465.300 MHz sparkingthe investigation violated the Communications Act.

Source:

The ARRL Letter