(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a person may not operate, pilot, or navigate, or cause or authorize to be operated, piloted, or navigated within this state any civil aircraft operating in this state for 181 or more days within any consecutive 12-month period unless the aircraft has a current certificate of registration issued by the department.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 72-10-109 v2

  • Aircraft: means any contrivance now known or in the future invented, used, or designed for navigation of or flight in the air. See Utah Code 72-10-102
  • Commission: means the Transportation Commission created under Section 72-1-301. See Utah Code 72-1-102
  • Department: means the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201. See Utah Code 72-1-102
  • Flight: means any kind of locomotion by aircraft while in the air. See Utah Code 72-10-102
  • Person: means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, or association of individuals. See Utah Code 72-10-102
  • Pilot: means any person who operates the controls of an aircraft while in-flight. See Utah Code 72-10-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Unmanned aircraft: means an aircraft that is:
         (37)(a) capable of sustaining flight; and
         (37)(b) operated with no possible direct human intervention from on or within the aircraft. See Utah Code 72-10-102
(2) The state registration requirement under Subsection (1) does not apply to:

     (2)(a) aircraft licensed by a foreign country with which the United States has a reciprocal agreement covering the operations of the registered aircraft;
     (2)(b) a non-passenger-carrying flight solely for inspection or test purposes authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration to be made without the certificate of registration; or
     (2)(c) aircraft operating under 14 C.F.R. part 121, with a maximum takeoff weight exceeding 35,000 pounds.
(3) Beginning on January 1, 2025, a person may not operate in this state an unmanned aircraft system or an advanced air mobility aircraft for commercial operation for which certification is required under 14 C.F.R. part 107 or 135 unless the aircraft has a current certificate of registration issued by the department.
(4) The department shall, on or before December 31 of each calendar year, provide to the State Tax Commission a list of each aircraft for which a current certificate of registration is issued by the department under Subsection (1).