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§ 48.25
is not registered under the laws of a
foreign country and is—
(a) Owned by a U.S. citizen;
(b) Owned by an individual citizen of
a foreign country lawfully admitted for
permanent residence in the United
States;
(c) Owned by a corporation not a cit-
izen of the United States when the cor-
poration is organized and doing busi-
ness under the laws of the United
States or a State within the United
States, and the aircraft is based and
primarily used in the United States; or
(d) An aircraft of—
(1) The United States Government; or
(2) A State, the District of Columbia,
a territory or possession of the United
States, or a political subdivision of a
State, territory, or possession.
§ 48.25
Applicants.
(a) To register a small unmanned air-
craft in the United States under this
part, a person must provide the infor-
mation required by § 48.110 to the Reg-
istry in a form and manner prescribed
by the Administrator. Upon submission
of this information, the FAA issues a
Certificate of Aircraft Registration to
that person.
(b) A small unmanned aircraft must
be registered by its owner using the
legal name of its owner, unless the
owner is less than 13 years of age. If the
owner is less than 13 years of age, then
the small unmanned aircraft must be
registered by a person who is at least
13 years of age.
(c) In accordance with 49 U.S.C.
44103(c), registration is not evidence of
aircraft ownership in any proceeding in
which ownership of an unmanned air-
craft by a particular person is in issue.
(d) In this part, ‘‘owner’’ includes a
buyer in possession, a bailee, a lessee of
a small unmanned aircraft under a con-
tract of conditional sale, and the as-
signee of that person.
[Doc. No. FAA–2015–7396; Amdt. No. 48–1; 80
FR 78645, Dec. 16, 2015, as amended by Doc.
No. FAA–2019–1100; Amdt. No. 48–3; 86 FR
4504, Jan. 15, 2021]
§ 48.30
Fees.
(a) The fee for issuing or renewing a
Certificate of Aircraft Registration as
described in § 48.100 is $5.00 per aircraft.
(b) The fee for issuing or renewing a
Certificate of Aircraft Registration as
described in § 48.105 is $5.00 per certifi-
cate.
(c) Each application for and renewal
of a Certificate of Aircraft Registra-
tion must be accompanied by the fee
described in paragraphs (a) and (b), as
applicable, paid to the Federal Avia-
tion Administration through the web-
based aircraft registration system, or
in another manner if prescribed by the
Administrator.
[Doc. No. FAA–2015–7396; Amdt. No. 48–1; 80
FR 78645, Dec. 16, 2015, as amended by Doc.
No. FAA–2019–1100; Amdt. No. 48–3; 86 FR
4504, Jan. 15, 2021]
Subpart B—Certificates of Aircraft
Registration for Small Un-
manned Aircraft
§ 48.100
Registration: Small unmanned
aircraft operated for any purpose
other than exclusively limited rec-
reational operations.
(a)
Certificate of Aircraft Registration.
A Certificate of Aircraft Registration
issued in accordance with § 48.110 to a
small unmanned aircraft used for any
purpose other than operating exclu-
sively in compliance with 49 U.S.C.
44809 constitutes registration for the
small unmanned aircraft identified on
the application.
(b)
Effective date of registration. An
aircraft is registered when the appli-
cant receives a Certificate of Aircraft
Registration for the specific aircraft.
The effective date of registration is
shown by the date of issue on the Cer-
tificate of Aircraft Registration issued
for the aircraft.
(c)
Registration renewal. A Certificate
of Aircraft registration issued under
this part expires 3 years after the date
of issue unless it is renewed.
(1) The holder of a Certificate of Air-
craft Registration must renew the Cer-
tificate by verifying, in a form and
manner prescribed by the Adminis-
trator, that the information provided
in accordance with § 48.110 is accurate
and if it is not, provide updated infor-
mation. The verification may take
place at any time within the six
months preceding the month in which
the Certificate of Aircraft registration
expires.
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