§402.3. Falsification, reproduction, alteration, or omission.
14 C.F.R. § 402.3
No person may make or cause to be made any fraudulent or intentionally false statement in:
Any document in any format, submitted under any provision referenced in § 402.1 of this part, consisting of or related to any acceptance, application, approval, authorization, permit, license, waiver, record, report, or similar; or
Any document in any format that is kept, made, or used to show compliance with any requirement under the provisions referenced in § 402.1.
No person may make or cause to be made any production, reproduction, or alteration, for fraudulent purpose, of:
Any document in any format, submitted or granted under any provision referenced in § 402.1, consisting of or related to any acceptance, application, approval, authorization, permit, license, waiver, record, report, or similar; or
Any document in any format that is kept, made, or used to show compliance with any requirement under the provisions referenced in § 402.1.
No person may knowingly omit or cause to be omitted a material fact in:
Any document in any format, submitted under any provision referenced in § 402.1, consisting of or related to any acceptance, application, approval, authorization, permit, license, waiver, record, report, or similar; or
Any document in any format that is kept, made, or used to show compliance with any requirement under the provisions referenced in § 402.1.
The commission by any person of an act prohibited under paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section is a basis for:
Denying, suspending, modifying, revoking, rescinding, removing, or withdrawing any acceptance, application, approval, authorization, permit, license, waiver, or similar, issued or granted by the Administrator and held by that person; or
A civil penalty.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 51 U.S.C. 50101-50923.
Source
Source: Doc. No. FAA-2024-0021, Amdt. 402-1, 90 FR 42526, Sept. 3, 2025, unless otherwise noted.