Virginia § 5.1-16 Tampering with, etc., airplanes or markings of airports, landing fields or other aeronautical facilities

Virginia Statutes

§ 5.1-16 — Tampering with, etc., airplanes or markings of airports, landing fields or other aeronautical facilities

Virginia § 5.1-16

Title 5.1AVIATION

Ch. 1AIRCRAFT, AIRMEN AND AIRPORTS GENERALLY

Art. 2ILLEGAL OPERATION, ETC.; PROCEDURE; PENALTIES

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Va. Code Ann. § 5.1-16 (2026).

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It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with, alter, destroy, remove, carry away, or cause to be carried away, an airplane or other flying device or instrumentality or any objects used for the marking of airports, landing fields, drop zones or other aeronautical facilities, or in any way change their position or location, except by and under the direction of the proper authorities charged with the maintenance and operation of such facilities. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section or who shall illegally have in his possession any objects or devices used for such markings, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

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It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with, alter, destroy, remove, carry away, or cause to be carried away, an airplane or other flying device or instrumentality or any objects used for the marking of airports, landing fields, drop zones or other aeronautical facilities, or in any way change their position or location, except by and under the direction of the proper authorities charged with the maintenance and operation of such facilities. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section or who shall illegally have in his possession any objects or devices used for such markings, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.