Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act of 1984

Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act of 1984 is a United States Federal law amending the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. The statutory law authorized criminal penalties for the unlawful aerial transportation of controlled substances. The Act of Congress mandated the revocation of aircraft registrations and airman certificates by the Federal Aviation Administration whereas an aircraft aviator knowingly engages in the transit of illicitly used drugs. The Act established authority and a statute of limitations for the reissuance of airman certificates by the United States Secretary of Transportation.

Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act of 1984
Long titleAn Act to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide for the revocation of the airman certificates and for additional penalties for the transportation by aircraft of controlled substances, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)ADTCA
NicknamesAviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act
Enacted bythe 98th United States Congress
EffectiveOctober 19, 1984
Citations
Public law98-499
Statutes at Large98 Stat. 2312
Codification
Acts amendedFederal Aviation Act of 1958
Titles amended49 U.S.C.: Transportation
U.S.C. sections amended
Legislative history

The S. 1146 legislation was passed by the 98th U.S. Congressional session and enacted into law by the 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan on October 19, 1984.[1]

See also

Depictions of Aviation Drug Trafficking
American Made (2017)
Blow (2001)

References

  1. Reagan, Ronald W. (October 19, 1984). "Statement on Signing the Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act - October 19, 1984". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. p. 1579.
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