Section 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 domiciled in this state unless the aircraft has a current certificate of registration issued by the department.(b) The restriction described in Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to aircraft licensed by a foreign country with which the United States has a reciprocal agreement covering the operations of the registered aircraft or to 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.(2) Aircraft centrally assessed by the State Tax Commission are exempt from the state registration requirement under Subsection (1).(3) Beginning on January 1, 2024, 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.Amended by Chapter 216, 2023 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 436, 2018 General Session ,§ 6, eff. 1/1/2019.Amended by Chapter 364, 2017 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/9/2017.Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session.