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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 493.130 (2026)

Operation of aircraft while under influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substance or in reckless manner: Penalty; exception

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NRS 493.130  Operation of aircraft while under influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substance or in reckless manner: Penalty; exception.

      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,

Ê 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)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1977–1989 · leading case: Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n, Int'l, 861 F.2d 665 (11th Cir. 1989).
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n, Int'l, 861 F.2d 665 (11th Cir. 1989). “§ 28-1465 Nevada — Nev.Rev.Stat. § 493.130 New Hampshire — N.”
Ward v. State, 374 A.2d 1118 (Md. 1977). “Code § 1-603 (1968); Nevada — Nev. Rev. Stat. § 493.130 (1973); New York — N.”
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