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§46307 Violation of national defense airspace

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VII— - AVIATION PROGRAMS › Part PART A— - AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › Subpart subpart iv— - enforcement and penalties › Chapter CHAPTER 463— - PENALTIES › § 46307

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Knowingly or willfully violating 40103(b)(3) or any order or rule under it can bring a fine under title 18, up to 1 year in jail; a second or later conviction can bring up to 5 years in jail, a fine under title 18, or both.

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Title 49, §46307

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A person that knowingly or willfully violates section 40103(b)(3) of this title or a regulation prescribed or order issued under section 40103(b)(3) shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this section, the punishment shall be imprisonment for not more than 5 years, a fine under title 18, or both.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4630749 App.:1523.Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, § 1203, 72 Stat. 800. The words “In addition to the penalties otherwise provided for by this chapter” are omitted as surplus. The word “prescribed” is added for consistency in the revised title. The words “fined under title 18” are substituted for “a fine of not exceeding $10,000”, and the words “shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor” are omitted, for consistency with title 18. The words “and upon conviction thereof” and “such fine and imprisonment” are omitted as surplus.

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Amendments

2025—Pub. L. 119–60 inserted at end “If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this section, the punishment shall be imprisonment for not more than 5 years, a fine under title 18, or both.”

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49 U.S.C. § 46307

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73