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Statutes > Utah > Title-72 > Chapter-10 > 72-10-11072-10-110. Aircraft registration information requirements -- Registration fee --Administration -- Partial year registration.
(1) All applications for aircraft registration shall contain:
(a) a description of the aircraft, including:
(i) the manufacturer or builder;
(ii) the aircraft registration number, type, year of manufacture, or if an experimentalaircraft, the year the aircraft was completed and certified for air worthiness by an inspector of theFederal Aviation Administration; and
(iii) gross weight;
(b) the name and address of the owner of the aircraft; and
(c) where the aircraft is located, or the address where the aircraft is usually used or based.
(2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), at the time application is made forregistration or renewal of registration of an aircraft under this chapter, an annual registration feeof 0.4% of the average wholesale value of the aircraft shall be paid.
(b) For purposes of calculating the value of the aircraft under Subsection (2)(a) or (3)(d),the Tax Commission shall use the average wholesale value as stated in the Aircraft BluebookPrice Digest.
(3) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), the following aircraft shall pay an annualregistration fee of $100:
(i) an aircraft not listed in the Aircraft Bluebook Price Digest; or
(ii) an experimental aircraft.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), an aircraft 50 years or older shall pay the lesser of:
(i) $100; or
(ii) the uniform fee provided for under Subsection (2)(a).
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), an aircraft that does not have a valid airworthinesscertificate for a period of six months or more:
(i) may not apply for a certificate of registration required under Section 72-10-109; and
(ii) is exempt from paying a registration fee until the aircraft has a valid airworthinesscertificate.
(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), an aircraft shall pay an annual registration fee of.25% of the average wholesale value of the aircraft if:
(i) used by an air charter service for air charter; and
(ii) owned by a person other than the air charter service.
(4) (a) The Tax Commission shall provide a registration card to an owner of an aircraftif:
(i) the owner complies with the registration requirements of this section; and
(ii) the owner of the aircraft states that the aircraft has a valid airworthiness certificate.
(b) An owner of an aircraft shall carry the registration card in the registered aircraft.
(5) The registration fees assessed under this chapter shall be collected by the TaxCommission to be distributed as provided in Subsection (6).
(6) After deducting the costs of administering all aircraft registrations under this chapter,the Tax Commission shall deposit all remaining aircraft registration fees in the AeronauticsRestricted Account created by Section 72-2-126.
(7) Aircraft which are registered under this chapter for less than a full calendar year shallbe charged a registration fee which is reduced in proportion to the fraction of the calendar year
during which the aircraft is registered in this state.
(8) (a) The Utah Division of Aeronautics shall maintain a statewide database of allaircraft based within the state.
(b) On or before October 1 of each year, the Utah Division of Aeronautics shall providethe Tax Commission with the data the Tax Commission requires from the database described inSubsection (8)(a).
(c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, thecommission may by rule define the contents of the database described in Subsection (8)(a).
(9) The Tax Commission may suspend or revoke a registration if it determines that therequired fee has not been paid and the fee is not paid upon reasonable notice and demand.
Amended by Chapter 226, 2009 General Session
Amended by Chapter 358, 2009 General Session
