Ben,
This should answer your question concerning FAA penalties for FAR violations:
http://www.agl.faa.gov/publicaffairs/HowWork/Civil.doc
As I said, penalties for violating FAR's can be levied on anyone - not just
pilots.
FAA regulation violations carry no criminal penalty per se. However many
infractions are covered by other federal and state laws. Violations such as
interfering with a crew member and flying while intoxicated are examples.
http://archives.cnn.com/2001/TRAVEL/NEWS/07/31/faa.airrage/
In addition
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title49/subtitlevii_parta_subpartiv_chapter463_.html
>From the U.S. Code Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and February 12, 2003]
[CITE: 49USC46317]
TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE VII--AVIATION PROGRAMS
PART A--AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY
subpart iv--enforcement and penalties
CHAPTER 463--PENALTIES
Sec. 46317. Criminal penalty for pilots operating in air
transportation without an airman's certificate
(a) General Criminal Penalty.--An individual shall be fined under
title 18 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both, if that
individual--
(1) knowingly and willfully serves or attempts to serve in any
capacity as an airman operating an aircraft in air transportation
without an airman's certificate authorizing the individual to serve
in that capacity; or
...................................................
Mark
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Mark-
Can you please then tell us what penalty the FAA may enforce upon a
non-pilot, non-aircraft owner for a violation of an FAR? Please site
the relevant statutes. Please also compare the administrative process
the FAA uses for enforcement actions with federal criminal proceedings
which may result in fines and imprisonment.
AC's are often sited in judicial proceedings (usually against pilots).
While they aren't regulatory in nature, they support the FAA's
intentions. As a pilot, if you dare to violate an AC you risk facing
the wrath of some creative FAA inspector armed with his book of woe.
-Ben
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