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Code · CFR · Title 14 — Aeronautics and Space · Part 47 — Aircraft Registration · § 47.3

§ 47.3. Registration required.

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(a)An aircraft may be registered under 49 U.S.C. 44103 only when the aircraft is not registered under the laws of a foreign country and is—
(1)Owned by a citizen of the United States;
(2)Owned by an individual citizen of a foreign country lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States;
(3)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
(4)An aircraft of—
(i)The United States Government; or
(ii)A State, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of the United States, or a political subdivision of a State, territory, or possession.
(b)No person may operate an aircraft that is eligible for registration under 49 U.S.C. 44101-44104, unless the aircraft—
(1)Has been registered by its owner;
(2)Is carrying aboard the temporary authorization required by § 47.31(c); or
(3)Is an aircraft of the Armed Forces of the United States.
(c)Governmental units are those named in paragraph
(a)of this section and Puerto Rico. [Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966, as amended by Amdt. 47-20, 44 FR 61939, Oct. 29, 1979; Amdt. 47-27, 70 FR 244, Jan. 3, 2005; Amdt. 47-29, 75 FR 41979, July 20, 2010; Doc. No. FAA-2015-7396; Amdt. 47-30, 80 FR 78645, Dec. 16, 2015]
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