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2022 Georgia Code
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 12 - Offenses Against Public Health and Morals
Article 4 - Offenses Against Public Transportation
Part 2 - Transportation Passenger Safety
§ 16-12-124. Removal of Baggage, Freight, or Other Items Transported by Bus or Stored in a Terminal
Universal Citation: GA Code § 16-12-124 (2022)
- It shall be unlawful to remove any baggage, freight, container, or other item transported upon an aircraft, bus, or rail vehicle or stored in a terminal without consent of the owner of such property or the company or its duly authorized representative. Any person violating this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
- The actual value of an item removed in violation of this Code section shall not be material to the crime herein defined.
History. Ga. L. 1978, p. 2238, § 4; Ga. L. 1988, p. 415, § 2; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1094, § 5.
Cross references.
Carriage of baggage by carriers of passengers generally, §§ 46-9-136 , 46-9-190 et seq.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2002, p. 1094, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Transportation Security Act of 2002’ .”
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