---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 120.3"
title: "14"
number: "120.3"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/120.3"
---

# §120.3. Purpose.


The purpose of this part is to establish a program designed to help prevent accidents and injuries resulting from the use of prohibited drugs or the misuse of alcohol by employees who perform safety-sensitive functions in aviation.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40101-40103, 40113, 40120, 41706, 41721, 44106, 44701, 44702, 44703, 44709, 44710, 44711, 45101-45105, 46105, 46306.

### Source

Source: Docket FAA-2008-0937, 74 FR 22653, May 14, 2009, unless otherwise noted.