Federal statutes for legally drunk pilots

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:32:04 -0700, "Peter Duniho"
wrote:

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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The federal BAC limit is .04.

Huh? The news report that I'm recalling indicated that the federal criminal
limit was *higher* than the local (state) limit.

I could be misremembering the article, or the article could have been
mistaken. But .04 doesn't sound right to me. I remember when I read about
the pilots' acquittal that the federal limit seemed unreasonably high.

Do you have a source for your .04?

Are you thinking 18 USC 17A sec 342 "Operation of a common carrier
under the influence of alcohol or drugs"?

"Whoever operates or directs the operation of a common carrier while
under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance (as defined
in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)),
shall be imprisoned not more than fifteen years or fined under this
title, or both"

17A sec 343 defines blood alcohol of .10 as the alcohol limit.

"Peter Clark" wrote in message
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Are you thinking 18 USC 17A sec 342 "Operation of a common carrier
under the influence of alcohol or drugs"?

"Whoever operates or directs the operation of a common carrier while
under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance (as defined
in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)),
shall be imprisoned not more than fifteen years or fined under this
title, or both"

17A sec 343 defines blood alcohol of .10 as the alcohol limit.

Yes, that sounds about right.

Thanks for looking that up!

Pete