NRS 493.130

Operation of aircraft while under influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substance or in reckless manner: Penalty; exception

Known as the Uniform State Law

The act spans §§ 493–493 (26 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Delta Air Lines, Inc., Plaintiff-Counter-Claimant, Cross v. Air Line Pilots Association, International, Defendant-Counter-Claimant, Cross-Appellee (1989)

Most recently applied in Delta Air Lines, Inc., Plaintiff-Counter-Claimant, Cross v. Air Line Pilots Association, International, Defendant-Counter-Claimant, Cross-Appellee (January 1989)

[1:114:1947; 1943 NCL § 288.1]—(NRS A 1967, 597; 1971, 2031; 1973, 8; 1987, 1554; 1993, 2237; 1995, 1723; 2015, 1778)

1. Any person operating an aircraft in the air, or on the ground or water:

(a) While under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance, unless in accordance with a lawfully issued prescription; or

(b) In a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another,

Ê is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

2. As used in this section:

(a) “Aircraft” includes an unmanned aerial vehicle as that term is defined in subsection 8 of NRS 493.020.

(b) “Controlled substance” has the meaning ascribed to it in 21 U.S.C. § 802(6).

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.