CB is part 15 too, so I guess it's appropriate to post this in our legalities category.
CB RADIO: Illinois CBer cited for 'broadcasting' on Channel 19
Operator also had been cited by the FCC in the past and reportedly used CB to lure a girl
Chuck Gysi | N2DUP
Feb 27, 2026
https://natcommag.substack.com/p/cb-radio-illinois-cber-cited-for
"An Illinois citizens band radio operator has been issued a notice of unlicensed operation by the Federal Communications Commission, claiming his broadcasts on Channel 19 are causing interference to other CBers.
This isn’t the first time this CBer has drawn attention. He also was cited by the FCC eight years ago with unlicensed operation on amateur radio frequencies and he also faced sex charges more than two decades ago when he reportedly used CB radio to lure a 13-year-old girl he was talking with to meet him and then allegedly assaulted her. Details of his past problems and the problems he caused for Chicago area CBers are below. ..."
I think it used to be Part 15 (or, at least, low powered devices were allowed to operate under Part 15 on the CB bands). I remember as a kid owning a walkie talkie that stated on the back that it met Part 15 regulations.
@artisan-radio I thought it used to be for a time too, apparently not, but in a way it was, There were a lot of part 15 compliant CB devices back in the 1970s that were quite common and popular. Back in the mid 1970s I had a part 15 "CB Base Station" that sat on my desk, but it was essentially just a toy walkie-talkie in a desktop box with a plug-in mic.
Interestingly I just saw this posted on Facebook last November, note the pic of the back of the unit:
First USA made CB radio seen at festival I was at the ham radio festival in Pinellas Park FL today this is the first cb radio that I ever seen that was MADE IN USA
I looked up the Pace 8010 shown, it's from 1977, but note the Part 15 compliance stamp on it is it's "RCVR" compliance.
I think it was that you could operate certain, certain, low powered Part 15 devices on the CB band. Regardless of what Part the higher powered CB radios operated under.