Section 48.15

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

Registry means the FAA, Civil Aviation Registry, Aircraft Registration
Branch.
Resident alien means an individual
citizen of a foreign country lawfully
admitted for permanent residence in
the United States as an immigrant in
conformity with the regulations of the
Department of Homeland Security (8
CFR Chapter 1).
Section 48.15 Requirement to register.
No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft that is eligible for registration under 49 U.S.C. 44101-44103 unless one of the following criteria has
been satisfied:
(a) The owner has registered and
marked the aircraft in accordance with
this part;
(b) The aircraft weighs 0.55 pounds or
less on takeoff, including everything
that is on board or otherwise attached
to the aircraft; or
(c) The aircraft is an aircraft of the
Armed Forces of the United States.

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Section 48.20 Eligibility for registration.
A small unmanned aircraft may be
registered under 49 U.S.C. 44103 and
under this part only when the aircraft
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 citizen of the United States when the corporation is organized and doing business 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.
Section 48.25 Applicants.
(a) To register a small unmanned aircraft in the United States under this
part, a person must provide the information required by Section 48.100 to the Registry in the 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 aircraft 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 contract of conditional sale, and the assignee of that person.
Section 48.30

Fees.

(a) The fee for issuing or renewing a
Certificate of Aircraft Registration for
aircraft registered in accordance with
Section 48.100(a) is $5.00 per aircraft.
(b) The fee for issuing or renewing a
Certificate of Aircraft Registration for
aircraft registered in accordance with
Section 48.100(b) is $5.00 per certificate.
(c) Each application for and renewal
of a Certificate of Aircraft Registration must be accompanied by the fee
described in paragraphs (a) and (b), as
applicable, paid to the Federal Aviation Administration through the webbased aircraft registration system, or
in another manner if prescribed by the
Administrator.

Subpart B - Certificates of Aircraft
Registration for Small Unmanned Aircraft
Section 48.100

Application.

(a) Required information: Persons intending to use the small unmanned aircraft as other than a model aircraft. Each
applicant for a Certificate of Aircraft
Registration issued under this part
must submit all of the following information to the Registry:
(1) Applicant name and, for an applicant other than an individual, the
name of the authorized representative
applying for a Certificate of Aircraft
Registration.

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