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Old 11-04-2016 | 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Rahlifer
The article stated he had a BAC of .046 and that he had refused to provide a blood sample until forced to by warrant. Isn't a refusal to submit to a drug/alcohol test grounds for an automatic revocation of certificates? I'm too damn lazy to take a look in the FARs at the moment, but my company has posters all over our crew rooms about drug/alcohol abuse.
Originally Posted by TiredSoul
Yep.....

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Could be a problem for him, but the stars kind of have to line up for the fed to employ that reg, since it depends on how the state law in question is worded. Or they could just shred his certs and let him try to appeal...
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