49 U.S.C. § 46314 — Entering aircraft or airport area in violation of security requirements
submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-272 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 257 words · no verdicts yet
Sneaking past airport security rules to enter a plane or restricted area is a crime. Doing it to dodge security or commit a felony brings a much longer prison term. Airports must post warning signs about these penalties.
(a) Prohibition. A person may not knowingly and willfully enter — in violation of security rules set under section 44901, 44903(b) or (c), or 44906 — an aircraft, or an airport area that serves an air carrier or foreign air carrier.
(b) Criminal Penalty. (1) Violating (a) is fined under title 18, imprisoned up to 1 year, or both. (2) Violating (a) with intent to dodge security procedures or restrictions, or with intent to commit a federal or state felony in the aircraft or airport area, is fined under title 18, imprisoned up to 10 years, or both.
(c) Notice of Penalties. (1) Every U.S. airport operator that must run a security program under section 44903(c) must make sure signs — meeting standards the Secretary of Homeland Security sets — are posted near every screening checkpoint, every spot where passengers leave the sterile area, and any other location the Secretary specifies, warning about the penalties under section 46301(a)(5)(A)(i) and this section's (b). (2) A person can still be penalized under those provisions whether or not the signs were actually posted.
A person may not knowingly and willfully enter, in violation of security requirements prescribed under section 44901, 44903(b) or (c), or 44906 of this title, an aircraft or an airport area that serves an air carrier or foreign air carrier.
A person violating subsection (a) of this section shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
A person violating subsection (a) of this section with intent to evade security procedures or restrictions or with intent to commit, in the aircraft or airport area, a felony under a law of the United States or a State shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.
Each operator of an airport in the United States that is required to establish an air transportation security program pursuant to section 44903(c) shall ensure that signs that meet such requirements as the Secretary of Homeland Security may prescribe providing notice of the penalties imposed under section 46301(a)(5)(A)(i) and subsection (b) of this section are displayed near all screening locations, all locations where passengers exit the sterile area, and such other locations at the airport as the Secretary of Homeland Security determines appropriate.
An individual shall be subject to a penalty imposed under section 46301(a)(5)(A)(i) or subsection (b) of this section without regard to whether signs are displayed at an airport as required by paragraph (1).
Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1239; Pub. L. 112–74, div. D, title V, § 564(b), (c), Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 981.)
- 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-272 · 108 Stat. 1239
- 2011Amended · Pub. L. 112-74 · 125 Stat. 981
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-272 on 1994-07-05.
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