# 14 CFR § 63.12: Offenses involving alcohol or drugs

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.12

## Section

- **Citation:** 14 CFR § 63.12
- **Heading:** Offenses involving alcohol or drugs
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 14—Aeronautics and Space > CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > SUBCHAPTER D—AIRMEN > PART 63—CERTIFICATION: FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS OTHER THAN PILOTS > Subpart A—General

## Text

(a) A conviction for the violation of any Federal or state statute relating to the growing, processing, manufacture, sale, disposition, possession, transportation, or importation of narcotic drugs, marihuana, or depressant or stimulant drugs or substances is grounds for—
(1) Denial of an application for any certificate or rating issued under this part for a period of up to 1 year after the date of final conviction; or
(2) Suspension or revocation of any certificate or rating issued under this part.
(b) The commission of an act prohibited by § 91.17(a) or § 91.19(a) of this chapter is grounds for—
(1) Denial of an application for a certificate or rating issued under this part for a period of up to 1 year after the date of that act; or
(2) Suspension or revocation of any certificate or rating issued under this part.
[Docket 21956, 50 FR 15379, Apr. 17, 1985, as amended by Amdt. 63-27, 54 FR 34330, Aug. 18, 1989]

## Nearby sections

- [14 CFR § 63.1 § 63.1 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.1.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.2 § 63.2 Certification of foreign flight crewmembers other than pilots.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.2.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.3 § 63.3 Certificates and ratings required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.3.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.11 § 63.11 Application and issue.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.11.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.12 § 63.12 Offenses involving alcohol or drugs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.12.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.12a § 63.12a Refusal to submit to an alcohol test or to furnish test results.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.12a.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.13 § 63.13 Temporary certificate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.13.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.15 § 63.15 Duration of certificates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.15.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.16 § 63.16 Change of name; replacement of lost or destroyed certificate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.16.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.17 § 63.17 Tests: General procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.17.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.18 § 63.18 Written tests: Cheating or other unauthorized conduct.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.18.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.19 § 63.19 Operations during physical deficiency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.19.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.21 § 63.21 Change of address.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.21.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.23 § 63.23 Special purpose flight engineer and flight navigator certificates: Operation of U.S.-registered civil airplanes leased by a person not a U.S. citizen.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.23.md)

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