49 U.S.C. § 46503 — Interference with security screening personnel
submitted 25 years ago by Pub. L. 107-71 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 137 words · no verdicts yet
Assaulting airport security workers, like screeners or check-in staff, is a serious crime. It can mean up to 10 years in prison. Using a weapon during the attack can mean life in prison.
(a) In General. An individual within a U.S. commercial service airport who assaults a federal, airport, or air carrier employee with security duties — interfering with those duties, or making it harder for the employee to do them — is fined under title 18, imprisoned up to 10 years, or both. If the individual used a dangerous weapon during the assault or interference, they may be imprisoned for any term of years, or for life.
(b) Airport and Air Carrier Employees. For this section, an airport or air carrier employee with security duties includes one who does ticketing, check-in, baggage claim, or boarding work.
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.
For purposes of this section, an airport or air carrier employee who has security duties within the airport includes an airport or air carrier employee performing ticketing, check-in, baggage claim, or boarding functions.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 107–71, title I, § 114(a), Nov. 19, 2001, 115 Stat. 623; amended Pub. L. 118–63, title IV, § 436, May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1176.)
- 2001Enacted · Pub. L. 107-71 · 115 Stat. 623
- 2024Amended · Pub. L. 118-63 · 138 Stat. 1176
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 107-71 on 2001-11-19.
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