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 felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years, 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 June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr.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 July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended Laws 2017, SB 397, c. 314, § 3, eff. November 1, 2017 (superseded document available).