---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 48.120"
title: "14"
number: "48.120"
heading: "Invalid registration."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/48.120"
---

# §48.120. Invalid registration.


The registration of a small unmanned aircraft is invalid if, at the time it is made—

- (a) The aircraft is registered in a foreign country;
- (b) The applicant is not the owner, except when the applicant registers on behalf of an owner who is under 13 years of age;
- (c) The applicant is not eligible to submit an application under this part; or
- (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](/usc/49/44101-44103.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40101, 40103, 40113-40114, 41703, 44101-44103, 44105-44106, 44110-44113, 44809(f), 45302, 45305, 46104, 46301, 46306.

### Source

Source: Doc. No. FAA-2015-7396; Amdt. No. 48-1; 80 FR 78645, Dec. 16, 2015, unless otherwise noted.