External Display of Unique Identifier
Verified from official sources14 CFR § 48.205Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026
In plain language
You must place your registration number on an external surface of the drone. It cannot be placed inside a battery compartment or any other enclosed space.
Requirement as structured
The unique identifier must be legibly displayed on an external surface of the small unmanned aircraft.
Original regulatory text
The unique identifier must be legibly displayed on an external surface of the small unmanned aircraft.
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