{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-48.20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 48.20","heading":"Eligibility for registration.","body":"A small unmanned aircraft may be registered under 49 U.S.C. 44103 and under this part only when the aircraft is not registered under the laws of a foreign country and is—\n(a) Owned by a U.S. citizen;\n(b) Owned by an individual citizen of a foreign country lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States;\n(c) 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(d) An aircraft of—\n(1) The United States Government; or\n(2) A State, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of the United States, or a political subdivision of a State, territory, or possession.","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 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":"8a60452df125757a9b57cd250cd2ef788ebdc6c3a239facab0b9482b5d07db84","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-48.15","next":"us/14-cfr-48.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}