### Question
Can you define what assault on a transit worker means?


### Answer
**Assault on a transit worker** is defined as the following in *49 U.S.C. § 5302*:

> a circumstance in which an individual knowingly, without lawful authority or permission, and with intent to endanger the safety of any individual, or with a reckless disregard for the safety of human life, interferes with, disables, or incapacitates a transit worker while the transit worker is performing the duties of the transit worker

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 5302*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE III-GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS > CHAPTER 53-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION**

