{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-12-125","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-12-125","heading":"Avoiding or interfering with securing measures; penalty; exemption.","body":"(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 violates 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.\n(b) Any violation of this Code section shall be considered a separate offense.\n(c) This Code section shall not apply to authorized agents of the entity owning or operating such security measure.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 12 Offenses Against Public Health and Morals","Article 4 Offenses Against Public Transportation","PART 2 Transportation Passenger Safety"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.16.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"0a0a691bb7d88f81c00b054b29c55ffada2ea0a965ea990081a23e77c0fbbb33","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-12-124","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-12-126"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}