{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-135.85","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 135.85","heading":"Carriage of persons without compliance with the passenger-carrying provisions of this part.","body":"The following persons may be carried aboard an aircraft without complying with the passenger-carrying requirements of this part:\n(a) A crewmember or other employee of the certificate holder.\n(b) A person necessary for the safe handling of animals on the aircraft.\n(c) A person necessary for the safe handling of hazardous materials (as defined in subchapter C of title 49 CFR).\n(d) A person performing duty as a security or honor guard accompanying a shipment made by or under the authority of the U.S. Government.\n(e) A military courier or a military route supervisor carried by a military cargo contract air carrier or commercial operator in operations under a military cargo contract, if that carriage is specifically authorized by the appropriate military service.\n(f) An authorized representative of the Administrator conducting an en route inspection.\n(g) A person, authorized by the Administrator, who is performing a duty connected with a cargo operation of the certificate holder.\n(h) A DOD commercial air carrier evaluator conducting an en route evaluation.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER G—AIR CARRIERS AND OPERATORS FOR COMPENSATION OR HIRE: CERTIFICATION AND OPERATIONS","PART 135—OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: COMMUTER AND ON DEMAND OPERATIONS AND RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT","Subpart B—Flight Operations"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"eebcb557bcfe60f7f290af80d03791a43fd601428224f134deb066fb9d53b9f7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-135.83","next":"us/14-cfr-135.87"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}