72-10-109 - Certificate of registration of aircraft required -- Exceptions.
72-10-109. Certificate of registration of aircraft required -- Exceptions.
(1) (a) A person may not operate, pilot, or navigate, or cause or authorize to be operated,piloted, or navigated within this state any civil aircraft located in this state unless the aircraft has acurrent certificate of registration issued by this state through the county in which the aircraft islocated.
(b) This restriction does not apply to aircraft licensed by a foreign country with which theUnited States has a reciprocal agreement covering the operations of the registered aircraft or to anon-passenger-carrying flight solely for inspection or test purposes authorized by the FederalAviation Administration to be made without the certificate of registration.
(2) Aircraft assessed by the State Tax Commission are exempt from the state registrationrequirement under Subsection (1).
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session