GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES |
Chapter 12. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS |
Article 4. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION |
Part 2. TRANSPORTATION PASSENGER SAFETY |
Section 16-12-124. Removal of baggage, freight, or other items transported by bus or stored in a terminal
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- (a) 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.
(b) The actual value of an item removed in violation of this Code section shall not be material to the crime herein defined.
Ga. L. 1978, p. 2238, § 4; Ga. L. 1988, p. 415, § 2; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1094, § 5.