What You Need to Do When Arrested for DUI, DWI, or Any Drunk Driving Violation When You Have a Pilot's License
Pursuant to 14 CFR 61.15, all pilots must send a Notification Letter to the FAA’s Security
and Investigations Division within 60 calendar days of the effective date of an
alcohol-related motor vehicle related conviction or administrative action. You can download a template
Notification Letter
here to fill out and send to the FAA. If you do not yet have a criminal lawyer representing you for your DUI or
other drunk driving offense, please contact a
Criminal Attorney for your DUI offense immediately. If you
already have a criminal attorney, make sure that you review your notification
letter with your attorney. You should bookmark this page and forward it to
your criminal attorney because while it is not necessary that your attorney be
experienced with FAA requirements, very few attorneys are familiar with them. Each event, administrative action,
or conviction requires a separate Notification Letter. For example, an airman’s driver license may be suspended at the time of
arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol for either: An airman/pilot must send a Notification Letter for the driver's license suspension.
The airman/pilot must then send a
second Notification Letter if the licensed pilot is later convicted of the alcohol related offense.
The FAA will view the
suspension and conviction as one alcohol-related incident even though two
notification letters were sent.
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