Minimum Age of Registration Applicant
Verified from official sources14 CFR § 48.25Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026
In plain language
If you are under 13 years old, you cannot register the drone yourself; a person who is at least 13 years old (such as a parent or guardian) must register it for you.
Requirement as structured
If the owner of a small unmanned aircraft is less than 13 years of age, the aircraft must be registered by a person who is at least 13 years of age.
Original regulatory text
If the owner is less than 13 years of age, then the small unmanned aircraft must be registered by a person who is at least 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