Unauthorized removal of baggage, cargo or other item

It shall be unlawful to remove any baggage, cargo or other item transported upon a bus or stored in a terminal without consent of the owner of such property or the company, or its duly authorized representative. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The actual value of an item removed in violation of this section shall not be material to the crime herein defined. Added by Laws 1980, c. 244, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 426, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 311, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2017, c. 314, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 464, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 426 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.