Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act of 1984
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| Long title | An 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. |
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| Acronyms (colloquial) | ADTCA |
| Nicknames | Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act |
| Enacted by | the 98th United States Congress |
| Effective | October 19, 1984 |
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| Public law | 98-499 |
| Statutes at Large | 98 Stat. 2312 |
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| Acts amended | Federal Aviation Act of 1958 |
| Titles amended | 49 U.S.C.: Transportation |
| U.S.C. sections amended | |
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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.
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
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- "Justice and Law Enforcement: Federal Drug Law Enforcement Programs" (PDF). U.S. GAO:Office of Public Affairs. U.S. Government Accountability Office. November 16, 1977. OCLC 4769358741.
- "Justice and Law Enforcement: Gains Made in Controlling Illegal Drugs, Yet the Drug Trade Flourishes" (PDF). U.S. GAO:Office of Public Affairs. U.S. Government Accountability Office. October 25, 1979. OCLC 5747138.
- Reagan, Ronald W. (September 10, 1984). "1984 National Strategy for Prevention of Drug Abuse and Drug Trafficking". HathiTrust Digital Library. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Reagan, Ronald W. (September 21, 1984). "Remarks on Signing the National Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Week Proclamation - September 21, 1984". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 1346–1347.
- Reagan, Ronald W. (September 27, 1984). "Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on a National Strategy for the Prevention of Drug Abuse and Drug Trafficking - September 27, 1984". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 1386–1387.
- "Justice and Law Enforcement: Coordination of Federal Drug Interdiction Efforts" (PDF). U.S. GAO:Office of Public Affairs. U.S. Government Accountability Office. July 15, 1985. OCLC 12319841.
- "International Affairs: U.S.-Mexico Opium Poppy and Marijuana Aerial Eradication Program" (PDF). U.S. GAO:Office of Public Affairs. U.S. Government Accountability Office. August 5, 1987. OCLC 16898500.
- "Drug Control: U.S.-Mexico Opium Poppy and Marijuana Aerial Eradication Program" (PDF). U.S. GAO:Office of Public Affairs. U.S. Government Accountability Office. January 11, 1988. OCLC 17597792.
- "United States Drug Trafficking Reports". USSC Subject Topic. United States Sentencing Commission.
