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.

Laws 1980, HB 1064, c. 244, § 4, eff. October 1, 1980; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 426 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 311, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended Laws 2017, SB 397, c. 314, § 3, eff. November 1, 2017 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 464, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).