{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-61.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 61.16","heading":"Refusal to submit to an alcohol test or to furnish test results.","body":"A refusal to submit to a test to indicate the percentage by weight of alcohol in the blood, when requested by a law enforcement officer in accordance with § 91.17(c) of this chapter, or a refusal to furnish or authorize the release of the test results requested by the Administrator in accordance with § 91.17(c) or (d) of this chapter, is grounds for:\n(a) Denial of an application for any certificate, rating, or authorization issued under this part for a period of up to 1 year after the date of that refusal; or\n(b) Suspension or revocation of any certificate, rating, or authorization issued under this part.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER D—AIRMEN","PART 61—CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS","Subpart A—General"],"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":"39d5176412a65ac6d70077f0c440fbdd15645be614244918b21b91c9797395a0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-61.15","next":"us/14-cfr-61.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}