49 U.S.C. § 44103: Registration of aircraft

register the aircraft; and issue a certificate of registration to its owner. The Administrator may prescribe the extent to which an aircraft owned by the holder of a dealer’s certificate of registration issued under section 44104(2) of this title also is registered under this section. as provided in section 44106(e)(2) of this title ; or would be excessive considering the nature of the offense or the act committed and the burden the denial places on the person; or would not be in the public interest. A decision of the Administrator under paragraph (1)(B)(i) or (ii) of this subsection is within the discretion of the Administrator. That decision or failure to make a decision is not subject to administrative or judicial review. conclusive evidence of the nationality of an aircraft for international purposes, but not conclusive evidence in a proceeding under the laws of the United States; and not evidence of ownership of an aircraft in a proceeding in which ownership is or may be in issue. An operator of an aircraft shall make available for inspection a certificate of registration for the aircraft when requested by a United States Government, State, or local law enforcement officer. an aircraft registration renewal application form (AC Form 8050–1B, or a succeeding form) has been submitted to the Administrator for such aircraft but not yet approved or denied; and such aircraft is compliant with maintenance, inspections, and any other requirements for the aircraft’s airworthiness certificate issued under section 44704(d); and the most recent aircraft registration. be made electronically available to the applicant immediately upon submitting an aircraft registration renewal application to the Civil Aviation Registry for an aircraft; notify the applicant of the operational allowance described in paragraph (1); deem an aircraft’s airworthiness certificate issued under section 44704(d) as valid provided that the applicant confirms acknowledgment of the requirements of paragraph (1)(A)(ii); confirm the applicant acknowledged the limitations described in paragraph (3)(A) and (3)(B); and include identifying information pertaining to such aircraft and to the registered owner. with an expired registration, except as specifically provided for under this subsection; or if the Administrator has denied an application to renew the registration of such aircraft. implement recommendations 6, 13, 14, and 15 as set forth in the Government Accountability Office report entitled ‘Aviation: FAA Needs to Better Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Fraud and Abuse Risks in Aircraft Registration,’ (dated March 25, 2020 ); and to the extent that rulemaking is necessary to implement such recommendations, issue a notice of proposed rulemaking pursuant to the rulemaking authority of the FAA [Federal Aviation Administration]. the date that is 90 days after the date on which the FAA implements the Civil Aviation Registry Electronic Services system; or January 1, 2026 .” Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [ Oct. 5, 2018 ], the Administrator [of the Federal Aviation Administration] shall initiate a rulemaking to increase the duration of aircraft registrations for noncommercial general aviation aircraft to 7 years. In promulgating the notice of proposed rulemaking described in subsection (a), the Administrator may consider any events, circumstances, changes in any ownership entity or structure, or other condition that would necessitate renewal prior to the expiration of an aircraft registration.” the person demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Administrator that the person is capable of selectively blocking the display of any aircraft-situation-display-to-industry derived data related to any identified aircraft registration number; and the person agree to block selectively the aircraft registration numbers of any aircraft owner or operator upon the Administration’s request. Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Apr. 5, 2000 ], the Administrator shall conform any memoranda of agreement, in effect on such date of enactment, between the Federal Aviation Administration and a person under which that person obtains aircraft situational display data to incorporate the requirements of subsection (a).”