§ 16-27. Evasion of MARTA fares.

It shall be unlawful for any person to obstruct, hinder, interfere with or otherwise disrupt or disturb the operation of a public transit bus or rapid rail car by evasion of or attempted evasion of payment of the fare. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished as provided in O.C.G.A. § 16-12-120(b). As used in this section, "evasion of payment of the fare" includes the following acts, activities or conduct:

(1)

Entry into or upon a rapid rail car or public transit bus without payment of the fare charged for transportation service.

(2)

Misuse of a transfer, TransCard, pass, ticket or other evidence of payment of or prepayment of a fare issued by the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) with the intent to avoid or to assist another in avoiding payment of the fare charged for transportation service.

(3)

Use or attempted use of an unsigned MARTA TransCard for the payment of the fare charged for transportation service or refusal to sign such card upon request of an authorized agent or employee of MARTA.

(4)

Use or attempted use of a signed MARTA TransCard by a person who is not the person whose name is signed or whose signature appears on the surface of the TransCard for the payment of the fare charged for transportation service, or refusal or failure to provide proof, upon request, that the person so using the TransCard is the person whose name is signed or whose signature appears upon the TransCard.

(Code 1976, § 10-1013)