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§ 5.1-20 Pilot may restrain or arrest person interfering with operation of aircraft carrying passengers for hire

The pilot of any aircraft carrying passengers for hire, or any person subject to his direction, may take such action as is reasonably necessary to restrain or arrest any person who interferes with, or threatens to interfere with, the operation of the aircraft in flight over the territory of this Commonwealth or to a destination within this Commonwealth.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 561; in 1966, chapter 576.

Code 1950, § 5-14.1; 1958, c. 561, § 1; 1966, c. 576.

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