§ 46315 - Lighting violations involving transporting controlled substances by aircraft not providing air transportation

CHAPTER 463— PENALTIES

(a) This section applies only to aircraft not used to provide air transportation.

(b) A person shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, if—

(b)(1) the person knowingly and willfully operates an aircraft in violation of a regulation or requirement of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration related to the display of navigation or anticollision lights;

(b)(2) the person is knowingly transporting a controlled substance by aircraft or aiding or facilitating a controlled substance offense; and

(b)(3) the transporting, aiding, or facilitating—

(b)(3)(A) is punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year under a law of the United States or a State; or

(b)(3)(B) is provided in connection with an act punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year under a law of the United States or a State related to a controlled substance (except a law related to simple possession of a controlled substance).

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 46315(a)49 App.:1303 (note).Nov. 18, 1988, Pub. L. 100–690, § 7214, 102 Stat. 4434. 46315(b)49 App.:1472(q).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 902(q); added Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L. 98–499, § 5(a), 98 Stat. 2315; restated Oct. 27, 1986, Pub. L. 99–570, § 3401(b)(1), 100 Stat. 3207–100; Nov. 18, 1988, Pub. L. 100–690, § 7209(c)(1), (2)(A), 102 Stat. 4432.

In subsection (b), before clause (1), the words “fined under title 18” are substituted for “a fine not exceeding $25,000” for consistency with title 18. In clause (2), the word “knowingly” is substituted for “and with knowledge of such act” to eliminate unnecessary words.