U.S. Code > Title 49 Transportation > SUBTITLE VII—AVIATION PROGRAMS (§§ 40101—50105) > PART A—AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY (§§ 40101—46507) > subpart iv—enforcement and penalties (§§ 46101—46507) > CHAPTER 463—PENALTIES (§§ 46301—46319) > § 46315. Lighting violations involving transporting controlled substances by aircraft not providing air transportation

§ 46315. Lighting violations involving transporting controlled substances by aircraft not providing air transportation

(a) Application.— This section applies only to aircraft not used to provide air transportation.
(b) Criminal Penalty.— A person shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, if—
(1) the person knowingly and willfully operates an aircraft in violation of a regulation or requirement of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration related to the display of navigation or anticollision lights;
(2) the person is knowingly transporting a controlled substance by aircraft or aiding or facilitating a controlled substance offense; and
(3) the transporting, aiding, or facilitating—
(A) is punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year under a law of the United States or a State; or
(B) is provided in connection with an act punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year under a law of the United States or a State related to a controlled substance (except a law related to simple possession of a controlled substance).