Registration Status as Evidence of Ownership

In plain language

Having your name on the FAA registration certificate does not legally prove you own the drone if ownership is contested in court.

Requirement as structured

FAA registration does not constitute legal proof of aircraft ownership in legal disputes.

Original regulatory text

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.

Applies when

country

United States

operation

Registration and marking of small unmanned aircraft

aircraft type

small unmanned aircraft

regulatory area

registration

aircraft category

small unmanned aircraft (under 55 lb)

regulatory category

General