{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-47.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 47.3","heading":"Registration required.","body":"(a) An aircraft may be registered under 49 U.S.C. 44103 only when the aircraft is not registered under the laws of a foreign country and is—\n(1) Owned by a citizen of the United States;\n(2) Owned by an individual citizen of a foreign country lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States;\n(3) Owned by a corporation not a citizen of the United States when the corporation is organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or a State within the United States, and the aircraft is based and primarily used in the United States; or\n(4) An aircraft of—\n(i) The United States Government; or\n(ii) A State, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of the United States, or a political subdivision of a State, territory, or possession.\n(b) No person may operate an aircraft that is eligible for registration under 49 U.S.C. 44101-44104, unless the aircraft—\n(1) Has been registered by its owner;\n(2) Is carrying aboard the temporary authorization required by § 47.31(c); or\n(3) Is an aircraft of the Armed Forces of the United States.\n(c) Governmental units are those named in paragraph (a) of this section and Puerto Rico.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER C—AIRCRAFT","PART 47—AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"193fb76a1def3fc833cc01ff128d73cc6d4f71a99a9f32744141f8ae17f1c3d4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-47.2","next":"us/14-cfr-47.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}