2025 Georgia Codes – Page 185

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, it shall be unlawful for any person to avoid or interfere
with a properly functioning security measure. Any person convicted of a violation of this Code section shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature; provided, however, that any person who vio-
lates this Code section with the intent to commit a felony within the terminal or with regard to any aircraft,
bus, or rail vehicle shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than five nor more than 25 years, a fine
not to exceed $100,000.00, or both.
(b) Any violation of this Code section shall be considered a separate offense.
(c) This Code section shall not apply to authorized agents of the entity owning or operating such security
measure.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, it shall be unlawful intentionally to disable or inhibit
the operation or effectiveness of any properly functioning safety device of any description or to render any
item or substance less safe when said item or substance is in any freight of a transportation company, in bag-
gage or possessions of a passenger, or in a terminal.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, it shall be unlawful to intentionally render inoperable
or partially inoperable for any period of time any properly functioning device designed or operated for traffic
control that is owned, operated, or maintained by or for the benefit of a transportation company.
(c) Any violation of this Code section shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than five nor more than
20 years, a fine not to exceed $100,000.00, or both.
(d) Any violation of this Code section shall be considered a separate offense.
(e) This Code section shall not apply to authorized agents of the entity owning or operating such safety device
or device designed or operated for traffic control.