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2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 493 - General Provisions
NRS 493.130 - Operation of aircraft while under influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substance or in reckless manner: Penalty; exception.
Universal Citation: NV Rev Stat § 493.130 (2022)
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,
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).
(c) "Prescription" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453.128.
[1:114:1947; 1943 NCL § 288.1]—(NRS A 1967, 597; 1971, 2031; 1973, 8; 1987, 1554; 1993, 2237; 1995, 1723; 2015, 1778)
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