- A person shall not operate or be in actual physical control of an aircraft in this state:
- Within eight hours after the consumption of any alcoholic beverage;
- While under the influence of alcohol;
- While using any drug that affects such person’s faculties in any way contrary to safety; or
- While there is 0.04 percent or more by weight of alcohol in his blood.
- 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.
- 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.
History. Code 1981, § 6-2-5.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 276, § 1.