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Section 48.115

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

is registered under the laws of a foreign
country.
(2) The small unmanned aircraft is
totally destroyed or scrapped.
(3) The holder of the Certificate of
Aircraft Registration loses U.S. citizenship.
(4) Thirty days have elapsed since the
death of the holder of the Certificate of
Aircraft Registration.
(5) The owner, if an individual who is
not a citizen of the United States, loses
status as a resident alien, unless that
person becomes a citizen of the United
States at the same time.
(6) The owner is a corporation other
than a corporation which is a citizen of
the United States and one of the following events occurs:
(i) The corporation ceases to be lawfully organized and doing business
under the laws of the United States or
any State thereof; or
(ii) The aircraft was not operated exclusively within the United States during the period of registration under
this part.

verification may take place at any
time within the six months preceding
the month in which the Certificate of
Aircraft registration expires.
(2) A certificate issued under this
paragraph expires three years from the
expiration date of the previous certificate.
(d) Other events affecting effectiveness
of Certificate. Each Certificate of Aircraft Registration issued by the FAA
under this part is effective, unless registration has ended by reason of having
been revoked, canceled or expired, or
until the date upon which one of the
following events occurs:
(1) The holder of the Certificate of
Aircraft Registration loses U.S. citizenship.
(2) Thirty days have elapsed since the
death of the holder of the Certificate of
Aircraft Registration.
(3) The owner, if an individual who is
not a citizen of the United States, loses
status as a resident alien, unless that
person becomes a citizen of the United
States at the same time.

Section 48.115 Registration: Individuals intending to use small unmanned aircraft exclusively as a model aircraft.
(a) Certificate of Aircraft Registration:
A Certificate of Aircraft Registration
issued in accordance with Section 48.100 for
small unmanned aircraft used exclusively as model aircraft constitutes
registration for all small unmanned
aircraft used exclusively as model aircraft owned by the individual identified on the application.
(b) Effective date of registration. An
aircraft is registered when the applicant receives a Certificate of Aircraft
Registration. The effective date of registration is shown by the date of issue
on the Certificate of Aircraft Registration issued under this part.
(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 Aircraft Registration must renew the Certificate by verifying, in a form and
manner prescribed by the Administrator, that the information provided
in accordance with Section 48.100(b) and (c) of
this part is accurate and if it is not,
provide updated information. The

Section 48.120 Invalid registration.
The registration of a small unmanned aircraft is invalid if, at the
time it is made - 
(a) The aircraft is registered in a foreign country;
(b) The applicant is not the owner,
except when the applicant registers on
behalf of an owner who is under 13
years of age;
(c) The applicant is not eligible to
submit an application under this part;
or
(d) The interest of the applicant in
the aircraft was created by a transaction that was not entered into in
good faith, but rather was made to
avoid (with or without the owner-s
knowledge) compliance with 49 U.S.C.
44101-44103.
Section 48.125 Foreign civil aircraft.
Except for corporations eligible to
register under Section 48.20(c), the FAA will
issue a recognition of ownership to persons required to comply with the provisions of this part pursuant to an authorization to operate issued under
part 375 of this title. The recognition of
ownership does not have the effect of
U.S. aircraft registration.

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