{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-48.120","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 48.120","heading":"Invalid registration.","body":"The registration of a small unmanned aircraft is invalid if, at the time it is made—\n(a) The aircraft is registered in a foreign country;\n(b) The applicant is not the owner, except when the applicant registers on behalf of an owner who is under 13 years of age;\n(c) The applicant is not eligible to submit an application under this part; or\n(d) The interest of the applicant in the aircraft was created by a transaction that was not entered into in good faith, but rather was made to avoid (with or without the owner's knowledge) compliance with 49 U.S.C. 44101-44103.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER C—AIRCRAFT","PART 48—REGISTRATION AND MARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT","Subpart B—Certificates of Aircraft Registration for Small Unmanned Aircraft"],"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":"7cf2e39425ff8c3509d0d798a6bd259d15de28a6b0ca9eb1eef443c108b61131","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-48.115","next":"us/14-cfr-48.125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}