Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73

§44109 Reporting transfer of ownership

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VII— - AVIATION PROGRAMS › Part PART A— - AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › Subpart subpart iii— - safety › Chapter CHAPTER 441— - REGISTRATION AND RECORDATION OF AIRCRAFT › § 44109

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

If you own any part of an aircraft with a federal registration, you must send a notice to the Secretary of the Treasury within 15 days after a sale, conditional sale, transfer, or conveyance of your ownership, using the form and information the Secretary requires. The Secretary must write rules that explain who can be exempted and may grant exemptions to people or groups under those rules.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §44109

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(a)A person having an ownership interest in an aircraft for which a certificate of registration was issued under section 44103 of this title shall file a notice with the Secretary of the Treasury that the Secretary requires by regulation, not later than 15 days after a sale, conditional sale, transfer, or conveyance of the interest.

(b)The Secretary—

(1)shall prescribe regulations that establish guidelines for exempting a person or class from subsection (a) of this section; and

(2)may exempt a person or class under the regulations.

Legislative History

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 44109(a)49 App.:1509(f).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 1109(f); added Oct. 27, 1986, Pub. L. 99–570, § 3401(d)(1), 100 Stat. 3207–101. 44109(b)49 App.:1509 (note).Oct. 27, 1986, Pub. L. 99–570, § 3401(d)(2), 100 Stat. 3207–102. In subsection (a), the text of 49 App.:1509(f) (last sentence) is omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (b)(1), the words “Within 30 days after the date of enactment of subsection (f) of section 1109 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 as added by this subsection” are omitted as obsolete.

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 44109

Title 49 — Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73