Operation or Physical Control of Aircraft While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs; Penalty

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  5. Operation or Physical Control of Aircraft While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs; Penalty

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  1. A person shall not operate or be in actual physical control of an aircraft in this state:
    1. Within eight hours after the consumption of any alcoholic beverage;
    2. While under the influence of alcohol;
    3. While using any drug that affects such person's faculties in any way contrary to safety; or
    4. While there is 0.04 percent or more by weight of alcohol in his blood.
  2. Any person arrested for violation of this Code section shall, at the request of a law enforcement officer of the state or any political subdivision, be administered a test as provided by and subject to the restrictions of subsection (a) of Code Section 40-6-392.
  3. A person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $2,000.00.

(Code 1981, §6-2-5.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 276, § 1.)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Fingerprinting required for violators.

- O.C.G.A. § 6-2-5.1 is an offense for which those charged with a violation are to be fingerprinted. 1989 Op. Att'y Gen. 89-52.


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