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Found In LexisNexis by searching for "16-12-123" or in the TOC under:
Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS
Article 4 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Part 2 - TRANSPORTATION PASSENGER SAFETY
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O.C.G.A.§ 16-12-123
Bus or rail vehicle hijacking; boarding with concealed weapon; company use of reasonable security measures
(a)(1) A person commits the offense of bus or rail vehicle hijacking when he
or she:
(A) Seizes or exercises control by force or violence or threat of force or
violence of any bus or rail vehicle within the jurisdiction of this state;
(B) By force or violence or by threat of force or violence seizes or
exercises control of any transportation company or all or any part of the
transportation facilities owned or operated by any such company; or
(C) By force or violence or by threat of force or violence substantially
obstructs, hinders, interferes with, or otherwise disrupts or disturbs the
operation of any transportation company or all or any part of a transportation
facility.
(2) Any person convicted of the offense of bus or rail hijacking shall be
guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by
imprisonment for life or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than 20
years.
(b) Any person who boards or attempts to board an aircraft, bus, or rail vehicle
with any explosive, destructive device, or hoax device as such term is defined
in Code Section 16-7-80; firearm for which such person does not have on his or
her person a valid weapons carry license issued pursuant to Code Section
16-11-129 unless possessing such firearm is prohibited by federal law; hazardous
substance as defined by Code Section 12-8-92; or knife or other device designed
or modified for the purpose of offense and defense concealed on or about his or
her person or property which is or would be accessible to such person while on
the aircraft, bus, or rail vehicle shall be guilty of a felony and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one nor
more than ten years. The prohibition of this subsection shall not apply to any
law enforcement officer, peace officer retired from a state or federal law
enforcement agency, person in the military service of the state or of the United
States, or commercial security personnel employed by the transportation company
who is in possession of weapons used within the course and scope of employment;
nor shall the prohibition apply to persons transporting weapons contained in
baggage which is not accessible to passengers if the presence of such weapons
has been declared to the transportation company and such weapons have been
secured in a manner prescribed by state or federal law or regulation for the
purpose of transportation or shipment. The provisions of this subsection shall
not apply to any privately owned aircraft, bus, or rail vehicle if the owner of
such aircraft or vehicle has given his or her express permission to board the
aircraft or vehicle with the item.
(c) The company may employ reasonable security measures, including any method or
device, to detect concealed weapons, explosives, or hazardous material in
baggage or freight or upon the person of the passenger. Upon the discovery of
any such item or material in the possession of a person, unless the item is a
weapon in the possession of a person exempted under subsection (b) of this Code
section from the prohibition of that subsection (b), the company shall obtain
possession and retain custody of such item or materials until they are
transferred to the custody of law enforcement officers.
HISTORY:
Ga. L. 1978, p. 2238, § 3; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 16; Ga. L. 1988, p. 415, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 416, § 7; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1094, § 5; Ga. L. 2010, p. 963, § 2-8/SB 308.