(a.1) (1) It shall be unlawful to solicit money or sell goods or services for a fee to the operator or passengers of a public transit bus or rapid rail car within the confines of such vehicle or within the paid areas of any rapid rail station or intermodal bus station without the express permission or grant of a concession by the public transportation authority or carrier.
(2) It shall be unlawful to deliver or distribute handbills or flyers of a commercial nature to the operator or passengers of a public transit bus or rapid rail car within the confines of such vehicle or within the paid area of any rapid rail station or intermodal bus station.
(3) A person violating the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50.00 and not more than $100.00. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, a person shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100.00 and not more than $250.00 or by imprisonment for not more than ten days, or both.
History. Code 1933, § 26-9911, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1645, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 890, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 16; Ga. L. 2001, p. 4, § 16; Ga. L. 2003, p. 338, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 1178, § 1/SB 129; Ga. L. 2009, p. 736, § 1/SB 89; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 16/HB 1387.
Cross references.
Transportation of passengers by carriers generally, § 46-9-130 et seq.
Right of carrier of passengers to refuse admittance to or to eject persons who refuse to comply with regulations of carrier or who exhibit improper conduct, § 46-9-131 .
Marking of explosives being transported by railroad or otherwise, § 46-9-253 .
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2005, p. 1178, § 2/SB 129, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the 2005 amendment adding paragraph (a.1) applies to all offenses occurring on and after July 1, 2005.
Law reviews.
For note on the 2003 amendment to this Code section, see 20 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 91 (2003).