577.203. Unlawful for flight crew members to be under influence of alcohol or drugs while operating or acting as flight crew, penalties.

Unlawful for flight crew members to be under influence of alcohol ordrugs while operating or acting as flight crew, penalties.

577.203. 1. It is unlawful for any person to operate, or act as aflight crew member of, any aircraft in this state:

(1) While under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, orany combination thereof;

(2) With four one-hundredths of one percent or more by weight of alcoholin his blood; or

(3) Within eight hours after the consumption of any alcoholic beverage.

2. Any person found guilty of violating this section and section 577.201shall have committed a class C misdemeanor.

3. Any person found guilty a second or subsequent time of violating thissection and section 577.201 shall have committed a class A misdemeanor.

(L. 1993 H.B. 562 § 8 subsecs. 1, 3, 4)