Legibility of Unique Identifier
Verified from official sources14 CFR § 48.205Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026
In plain language
You must ensure that the registration number (unique identifier) on your drone is clean, undamaged, and easy to read.
Requirement as structured
The unique registration identifier must be maintained in a condition that is legible.
Original regulatory text
The unique identifier must be maintained in a condition that is legible.
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