Implied consent

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  1. (a) Any person who operates or navigates any aircraft or is in actual physical control of any aircraft in this state is deemed to have given consent, subject to the provisions of § 5-75-104, to a chemical test of his or her blood, breath, saliva, or urine for the purpose of determining the alcohol concentration or controlled substance content of his or her breath or blood, if:

    1. (1) The operator or navigator is arrested for any offense arising out of an act alleged to have been committed while the person was operating or navigating any aircraft while intoxicated or operating or navigating any aircraft while there was an alcohol concentration of four hundredths (0.04) or more in the person's breath or blood;

    2. (2) The person is involved in an accident while operating, navigating, or in actual physical control of any aircraft; or

    3. (3) The person is stopped by a law enforcement officer who has reasonable cause to believe that the person, while operating, navigating, or in actual physical control of any aircraft, is intoxicated or has an alcohol concentration of four hundredths (0.04) or more in his or her breath or blood.

  2. (b) Any person who is dead, unconscious, or otherwise in a condition rendering him or her incapable of refusal is deemed not to have withdrawn the consent provided by subsection (a) of this section, and a chemical test may be administered subject to the provisions of § 5-75-104.


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