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Under 14 CFR § 107.59, what happens if a remote pilot certificate applicant refuses to submit to a law-enforcement alcohol test requested under § 91.17(c)?

Why: 14 CFR § 107.59 states that a refusal to submit to an alcohol test requested under § 91.17(c), or a refusal to furnish or authorize release of test results under § 91.17(c) or (d), is grounds for denial of an application for up to 1 year after the refusal, or suspension or revocation of an existing certificate.

  • This conflates the test-refusal consequence with the unrelated 14-day waiting period for retesting after a failed knowledge test (§ UAG_Information_Bulletin.pdf p. 4); § 107.59 sets its own 1-year denial window, not a 14-day wait.
  • § 107.59 explicitly addresses an applicant for "a remote pilot certificate with a small UAS rating" — it applies directly, not only to part 61 certificates.

UA.I.C.K2Source: 14-cfr-107.txt, § 107.59Reviewed 2026-10-22

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