OAR 856-015-0040: Grounds for Denying Original License Application

The Board may deny an application for a pilot's license, if the Board finds, after notice and hearing, that: (1) The applicant fails to meet any one or all of the requirements of the physical examination as specified in OAR 856-015-0010 and/or the physical health of the applicant is such that the applicant is not physically capable of competently exercising the license privilege and performing the work involved without creating an unreasonable risk of harm to the applicant or to the person or property of others. (2) The mental or emotional health of an applicant is such that the applicant is not competent to exercise the license privilege and is unable to perform the work involved without creating an unreasonable risk of harm to the applicant or to the person or property of others. (3) The applicant has committed a criminal act, the facts and circumstances of which bear a demonstrable relationship to the exercise of the license privilege. Conviction of a crime is not required to deny an application under this provision. (4) The applicant uses or has used alcohol, drugs, or any other substance in such a manner as to impair the applicant's physical or mental ability to exercise the license privilege without creating an unreasonable risk of harm to the applicant or the person or property of others. (5) The applicant has engaged in conduct involving dishonesty or misrepresentation, the facts and circumstances of which bear a demonstrable relationship to the exercise of the license privilege. (6) The applicant has failed to fulfill all the minimum requirements as stated in ORS Chapter 776 and OAR chapter 856. (7) The applicant has been charged with a drug or alcohol offense during the past five years, the facts and circumstances of which bear a demonstrable relationship to the exercise of the license privilege.