Originally Posted by
BearX220
I don't know what the hell all that says, but I do know that:
** Screening area begins at the ID-checking podium
** Proceeding into the screening area means you are consenting to comply with TSA procedures
To be clear, you may legally leave the checkpoint without repercussions at any time prior to going through the WTMD or the NOS, asking for a special screening, or placing one's personal property on the x-ray conveyor belt. Once any one of those three occurs, then all bets are off.
Here is the full paragraph from TSA Management Directive 100.4 (September 2009) as filed by the Government as Attachment 2 in one of its filings in the Bierfeldt case:
An individual submits to screening to verify his or her identity when he or she produces identification media to TSA or an alternative verification process is requested. This normally occurs at the Travel Document Checker podium in front of the checkpoint. Once TSA has verified the individual’s identity and has determined that the identification is not fraudulent, the individual is free to proceed to the checkpoint or to exit the queue. At the checkpoint, an individual submits to screening of his or her person when he or she enters the first walk-through screening technology or requests special screening. An individual submits to screening of his or her accessible property when he or she places it on the conveyor belt leading to the x-ray machine. Individuals who have completed the process of screening of their persons or accessible property are free to leave the checkpoint and the sterile area.