Disrupting operation of aircraft; Class B felony
Sec. 1.6. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally uses force
or violence or the threat of force or violence to disrupt the operation
of an aircraft commits a Class B felony.
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally uses force or
violence or the threat of force or violence to hijack an aircraft in
flight commits a Class A felony.
(c) For purposes of this section, an aircraft is considered to be in
flight while the aircraft is:
(1) on the ground in Indiana:
(A) after the doors of the aircraft are closed for takeoff; and
(B) until the aircraft takes off;
(2) in the airspace above Indiana; or
(3) on the ground in Indiana:
(A) after the aircraft lands; and
(B) before the doors of the aircraft are opened after landing.
As added by P.L.59-2002, SEC.4.
Last modified: May 24, 2006