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2012 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 5.1-22 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 5.1-22. Interference with operation of aircraft; penalties; venue.
Any person who interferes with or threatens to interfere with
the operation of any aircraft, unless he is authorized by the Federal
Aviation Administration or the armed forces of the United States, on or
over the territory of this the Commonwealth shall be guilty of a
Class 1 misdemeanor. Where the act or acts of interference or threatened
interference are of such a nature as to endanger the life of the aircraft's
operator or the life of any other person, the person interfering or threatening
to interfere shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony. Any person who knowingly
and intentionally projects a point of light from a laser, laser gun sight, or
any other device that simulates a laser at an aircraft is guilty of a Class 1
misdemeanor. Venue for the issuance of a warrant for the arrest and trial
of any such person is hereby conferred upon any court having criminal
jurisdiction in the political subdivision in this the
Commonwealth where the aircraft either took off prior to such offense, or where
it lands or comes to rest subsequent to such offense, or in or over which the
offense occurred.