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    18 USC CHAPTER 17A - COMMON CARRIER OPERATION UNDER THE
           INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS                   01/03/2012 (112-90)

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    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 17A - COMMON CARRIER OPERATION UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
                   ALCOHOL OR DRUGS              

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       CHAPTER 17A - COMMON CARRIER OPERATION UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
                             ALCOHOL OR DRUGS

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    Sec.                                                     
    341.        Definitions.                                          
    342.        Operation of a common carrier under the influence of
                 alcohol or drugs.                                    
    343.        Presumptions.                                         

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    18 USC Sec. 341                                             01/03/2012 (112-90)

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    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 17A - COMMON CARRIER OPERATION UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
                   ALCOHOL OR DRUGS              

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    Sec. 341. Definitions

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      As used in this chapter, the term "common carrier" means a
    locomotive, a rail carrier, a sleeping car carrier, a bus
    transporting passengers in interstate commerce, a water common
    carrier, and an air common carrier.

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    (Added Pub. L. 99-570, title I, Sec. 1971(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100
    Stat. 3207-59; amended Pub. L. 100-690, title VI, Sec. 6482(a),
    Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4382.)


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                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1988 - Pub. L. 100-690 inserted "locomotive, a" after "means a".

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    18 USC Sec. 342                                             01/03/2012 (112-90)

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    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 17A - COMMON CARRIER OPERATION UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
                   ALCOHOL OR DRUGS              

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    Sec. 342. Operation of a common carrier under the influence of
      alcohol or drugs

-STATUTE-
      Whoever operates or directs the operation of a common carrier
    while under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance
    (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
    U.S.C. 802)), shall be imprisoned not more than fifteen years or
    fined under this title, or both.

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    (Added Pub. L. 99-570, title I, Sec. 1971(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100
    Stat. 3207-59; amended Pub. L. 100-690, title VI, Secs. 6473(a),
    (b), 6482(b), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4379, 4382.)


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                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1988 - Pub. L. 100-690 substituted "any controlled substance (as
    defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
    802))" for "drugs", "fifteen" for "five", and "fined under this
    title" for "fined not more than $10,000".

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    18 USC Sec. 343                                             01/03/2012 (112-90)

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    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 17A - COMMON CARRIER OPERATION UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
                   ALCOHOL OR DRUGS              

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    Sec. 343. Presumptions

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      For purposes of this chapter - 
        (1) an individual with a blood alcohol content of .10 percent
      or more shall be presumed to be under the influence of alcohol;
      and
        (2) an individual shall be presumed to be under the influence
      of drugs if the quantity of the drug in the system of the
      individual would be sufficient to impair the perception, mental
      processes, or motor functions of the average individual.

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    (Added Pub. L. 99-570, title I, Sec. 1971(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100
    Stat. 3207-59; amended Pub. L. 100-690, title VI, Sec. 6473(c),
    Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4379.)


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                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1988 - Par. (1). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 6473(c)(1), substituted
    ".10 percent" for ".10" and struck out "conclusively" after "shall
    be".
      Par. (2). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 6473(c)(2), struck out
    "conclusively" after "shall be".

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