49 U.S.C. § 46506 — Application of certain criminal laws to acts on aircraft
submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-272 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 113 words · no verdicts yet
Certain serious federal crimes, like assault or murder, apply if committed on a plane under U.S. jurisdiction. The punishment matches what the crime would carry on land. This closes a gap so crimes on planes aren't unpunished.
An individual on an aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States who commits an act that—
if committed in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States (as defined in section 7 of title 18) would violate section 113, 114, 661, 662, 1111, 1112, 1113, or 2111 or chapter 109A of title 18, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned under that section or chapter, or both; or
if committed in the District of Columbia would violate section 9 of the Act of July 29, 1892 (D.C. Code § 22-1112), shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned under section 9 of the Act, or both.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1245.)
- 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-272 · 108 Stat. 1245
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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