Refusal of admission to terminal
A bus company can keep people out of its terminal if they don't have real business there. A company worker can ask anyone inside the terminal who they are and why they're there. If someone refuses to answer or won't leave when asked, that's disorderly conduct, which is a small crime. No one is allowed to bring weapons, explosives, or dangerous materials into a bus terminal or onto a bus — doing so is a more serious crime. If such items are found, the company can hold onto them until police take over.
Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.
577.712. Refusal of admission to — requests for identification or to leave terminal , failure to comply, . — 1. In to provide for the safety, comfort, and well-being of passengers and others having a business interest in any terminal, a bus transportation company may refuse admission to terminals to any person not having bona fide business within the terminal. Any such refusal shall not be inconsistent or contrary to state or federal laws, regulations pursuant , or to any of the in which such terminal is located. A company may ask any person in a terminal or on the of a terminal to identify himself or herself and state his or her business. Failure to comply with such request or failure to state an acceptable business purpose shall be grounds for the company representative to request that such person leave the terminal. Refusal to comply with such request shall constitute . Disorderly conduct shall be a .
2. It is for any person to carry a deadly or dangerous weapon or any explosives or into a terminal or aboard a bus. Possession of a deadly or dangerous weapon, explosive or hazardous material shall be a . Upon the of any such item or , the company may obtain possession and retain of such item or material until it is transferred to the custody of law officers.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1982 S.B. 519 § 5, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Transferred 2014; formerly 578.320; Effective 1-01-17
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