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49 U.S.C. § 44105 — Suspension and revocation of aircraft certificates
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The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may suspend or revoke a certificate of registration issued under [section 44103 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section44103&num=0&edition=prelim) when the aircraft no longer meets the requirements of [section 44102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section44102&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may suspend or revoke a certificate of registration issued under [section 44103 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section44103&num=0&edition=prelim) when the aircraft no longer meets the requirements of [section 44102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section44102&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) General.—**
(1) On application of the owner of an aircraft that meets the requirements of [section 44102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section44102&num=0&edition=prelim), the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall—
(A) register the aircraft; and
(B) issue a certificate of registration to its owner.
(2) 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section44104/2&num=0&edition=prelim) also is registered under this section.
**(b) Controlled Substance Violations.—**
(1) The Administrator may not issue an owner’s certificate of registration under subsection (a)(1) of this section to a person whose certificate is revoked under [section 44106 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section44106&num=0&edition=prelim) during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the revocation, except—
(A) as provided in [section 44106(e)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section44106/e/2&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(B) that the Administrator may issue the certificate to the person after the one-year period beginning on the date of the revocation if the Administrator decides that the aircraft otherwise meets the requirements of [section 44102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section44102&num=0&edition=prelim) and that denial of a certificate for the 5-year period—
(i) would be excessive considering the nature of the offense or the act committed and the bur
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**(a) Eligibility.—** An aircraft may be registered under [section 44103 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section44103&num=0&edition=prelim) only when the aircraft is—
(1) not registered under the laws of a foreign country and is owned by—
(A) a citizen of the United States;
(B) an individual citizen of a foreign country lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; or
(C) 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, and the aircraft is based and primarily used in the United States; or
(2) an aircraft of—
(A) the United States Government; or
(B) a State, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of the United States, or a political subdivision of a State, territory, or possession.
**(b) Duty To Define Certain Term.—** In carrying out subsection (a)(1)(C) of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall define “based and primarily used in the United States”.
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 44105
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2024—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 118–63 added subsec. (e).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
REGULATIONS
Pub. L. 118–63, title VIII, § 812(b), May 16, 2024, 138
Stat. 1327, provided that: ‘‘Not later than 36 months
after the date of enactment of this Act [May 16, 2024],
the Administrator [of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration] shall issue a final rule, if necessary, and up-
date all applicable guidance and policies to reflect the
amendment made by this section [amending this sec-
tion].’’
IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTI-TERRORIST AND NARCOTIC
AIR EVENTS PROGRAMS
Pub. L. 118–63, title II, § 231(a), May 16, 2024, 138 Stat.
1065, provided that:
‘‘(1) PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this section [May
16, 2024], the Administrator [of the Federal Aviation
Administration] shall—
‘‘(A) implement recommendations 6, 13, 14, and 15 as
set forth in the Government Accountability Office re-
port entitled ‘Aviation: FAA Needs to Better Pre-
vent, Detect, and Respond to Fraud and Abuse Risks
in Aircraft Registration,’ (dated March 25, 2020); and
‘‘(B) to the extent that rulemaking is necessary to
implement such recommendations, issue a notice of
proposed rulemaking pursuant to the rulemaking au-
thority of the FAA [Federal Aviation Administra-
tion].
‘‘(2) REMAINING
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Adminis-
trator shall implement recommendations 1 through 5
and 8 through 12 as set forth in the Government Ac-
countability Office report described in paragraph (1)
and, to the extent that rulemaking is necessary to im-
plement such recommendations, issue a notice of pro-
posed rulemaking pursuant to the rulemaking author-
ity of the FAA, on the earlier of—
‘‘(A) the da
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