Invalid Registration due to Applicant Not Being the Owner

In plain language

You must own the drone to register it, unless you are registering it on behalf of a child under 13 who owns it.

Requirement as structured

The registration of a small unmanned aircraft is invalid if the applicant is not the owner, except when registering on behalf of an owner who is under 13 years of age.

Original regulatory text

The registration of a small unmanned aircraft is invalid if, at the time it is made— ... (b) The applicant is not the owner, except when the applicant registers on behalf of an owner who is under 13 years of age;

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