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For the kids on this website that claim to be pilots....
New law bans impersonating of pilots
CHICAGO (AP) - A bill signed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich Thursday makes it
illegal to impersonate a pilot at Illinois airports.
Blagojevich said the new law should increase airport safety and help prevent
terrorist attacks. He also called on federal officials to crack down on easy
access to pilots' uniforms over the Internet.
The legislation, sponsored by state Sen. Kirk Dillard, R-Hinsdale, and Rep.
Tom Cross, R-Oswego, was prompted by an investigation by the Chicago
television station CLTV that found it was easy to obtain uniforms on the
Internet without providing proof that the consumer worked for an airline.
Under the measure, impersonation of a pilot, airline or airport employee or
contractor in restricted areas of airports is a felony punishable by one to
three years in prison.
It also outlaws anyone from falsely claiming to be a pilot or other airport
employee or contractor to get a uniform or other form of airport or airline
identification.
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Barack Obama have urged Congress and the
Transportation Security Administration to investigate the easy availability
of commercial airline pilot uniforms online.
A separate bill Blagojevich signed Thursday upgrades the penalty for
trespassing in an airport's restricted areas from a misdemeanor to a felony.
Both laws take effect Jan. 1.
The bills are HB1559 and HB 349.
On the Net: http://www.ilga.gov
http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/local/12361924.htm
New law bans impersonating of pilots
CHICAGO (AP) - A bill signed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich Thursday makes it
illegal to impersonate a pilot at Illinois airports.
Blagojevich said the new law should increase airport safety and help prevent
terrorist attacks. He also called on federal officials to crack down on easy
access to pilots' uniforms over the Internet.
The legislation, sponsored by state Sen. Kirk Dillard, R-Hinsdale, and Rep.
Tom Cross, R-Oswego, was prompted by an investigation by the Chicago
television station CLTV that found it was easy to obtain uniforms on the
Internet without providing proof that the consumer worked for an airline.
Under the measure, impersonation of a pilot, airline or airport employee or
contractor in restricted areas of airports is a felony punishable by one to
three years in prison.
It also outlaws anyone from falsely claiming to be a pilot or other airport
employee or contractor to get a uniform or other form of airport or airline
identification.
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Barack Obama have urged Congress and the
Transportation Security Administration to investigate the easy availability
of commercial airline pilot uniforms online.
A separate bill Blagojevich signed Thursday upgrades the penalty for
trespassing in an airport's restricted areas from a misdemeanor to a felony.
Both laws take effect Jan. 1.
The bills are HB1559 and HB 349.
On the Net: http://www.ilga.gov
http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/local/12361924.htm