2010 US Code
Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE VII - AVIATION PROGRAMS
PART A - AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY
subpart iv - enforcement and penalties
CHAPTER 465 - SPECIAL AIRCRAFT JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES
Sec. 46503 - Interference with security screening personnel
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION SUBTITLE VII - AVIATION PROGRAMS PART A - AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY subpart iv - enforcement and penalties CHAPTER 465 - SPECIAL AIRCRAFT JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES Sec. 46503 - Interference with security screening personnel |
| Contains | section 46503 |
| Date | 2010 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 7, 2011 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 107-71, title I, §114(a), Nov. 19, 2001, 115 Stat. 623. |
| Statutes at Large References | 108 Stat. 1242, 1970 115 Stat. 623 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 103-272, Public Law 103-322, Public Law 107-71 |
§46503. Interference with security screening personnel
An individual in an area within a commercial service airport in the United States who, by assaulting a Federal, airport, or air carrier employee who has security duties within the airport, interferes with the performance of the duties of the employee or lessens the ability of the employee to perform those duties, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both. If the individual used a dangerous weapon in committing the assault or interference, the individual may be imprisoned for any term of years or life imprisonment.
(Added Pub. L. 107–71, title I, §114(a), Nov. 19, 2001, 115 Stat. 623.)
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 46503, Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1242, provided for death penalty sentencing procedure for individuals convicted of aircraft piracy, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–322, title VI, §60003(b)(2), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1970.
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