Idaho § 21-113 - Federal airman and aircraft certificates
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 21-113 — Federal airman and aircraft certificates, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-113. Federal airman and aircraft certificates
(a) Operation Without Unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, cause, or authorize to be operated any civil aircraft within this state unless such aircraft has an appropriate effective certificate, permit or license issued by the United States, if such certificate, permit or license is required by the United States.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in aeronautics as an airman in the state unless he has an appropriate effective airman certificate, permit, rating or license issued by the United States authorizing him to engage in the particular class of aeronautics in which he is engaged, if such certificate, permit, rating or license is required by the United States.
(b) Exhibition of Certificates. Where a certificate, permit, rating or license is required for an airman by the United States, it shall be kept in his personal possession when he is operating within the state and shall be presented for inspection upon the demand of any peace officer, or any other law enforcement officer of the state or of a municipality or official or employee of the department authorized pursuant to section 21-119 to enforce the aeronautics laws, or any official, manager or person in charge of any airport upon which the airman shall land, or upon the reasonable request of any other person. Where a certificate, permit or license is required by the United States for an aircraft, it shall be carried in the aircraft at all times while the aircraft is operating in the state, shall be conspicuously posted in the aircraft where it may be readily seen by passengers or inspectors, and shall be presented for inspection upon the demand of any peace officer, or any other law enforcement officer of the state or of a municipality official or employee of the department authorized pursuant to section 21-119 to enforce the aeronautics laws, or any official, manager or person in charge of any airport upon which the aircraft shall land, or upon the reasonable request of any person.
[21-113, added 1947, ch. 153, sec. 13, p. 378.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-113 ("Federal airman and aircraft certificates") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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