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Fla. Stat. § 329.10 (2025)
Aircraft registration.
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329.10 Aircraft registration.—
(1) It is unlawful for any person in this state to knowingly have in his or her possession an aircraft that is not registered in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration contained in Title 14, chapter 1, parts 47-49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(2) Any aircraft in or operated in this state that is found to be registered to a nonexistent person, firm, or corporation or to a firm, business, or corporation which is no longer a legal entity is in violation of this section. Any firm, business, or corporation that has no physical location or corporate officers or that has lapsed into an inactive state or been dissolved by order of the Secretary of State for a period of at least 90 days with no documented attempt to reinstate the firm, business, or corporation or to register its aircraft in the name of a real person or legal entity in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations is in violation of this section.
(3) A person who knowingly supplies false information to a governmental entity in regard to the name, address, business name, or business address of the owner of an aircraft in or operated in the state is in violation of this section.
(4) It is a violation of this section for any person or corporate entity to knowingly supply false information to any governmental entity in regard to ownership by it or another firm, business, or corporation of an aircraft in or operated in this state if it is determined that such corporate entity or other firm, business, or corporation:
(a) Is not, or has never been, a legal entity in this state;
(b) Is not, or has never been, a legal entity in any other state; or
(c) Has lapsed into a state of no longer being a legal entity in this state as defined in part I of chapter 607 or s. 865.09, and no documented attempt has been made to correct such information with the governmental entity for a period of 90 days after the date on which such lapse took effect with the Secretary of State.
(5) This section does not apply to any aircraft registration or information supplied by a governmental entity in the course and scope of performing its lawful duties.
History.—s. 5, ch. 83-272; s. 2, ch. 84-259; s. 21, ch. 87-243; s. 471, ch. 95-148; s. 41, ch. 2014-209.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 329.10
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§329.10(1)PROPERTY CRIMESPOSSESS UNREGISTERED AIRCRAFT
§329.10(2)PROPERTY CRIMESPOSS OPR AIRCRAFT BY NON LEGAL ENTITY PERSON
§329.10(3)FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENTGIVE FALSE INFO REGARDING AIRCRAFT OWNER
§329.10(4)FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENTRE AIRCRAFT OWNER BY NON LEGAL ENTITY PERSON
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases, 1985–2006 · leading case: In Re Forfeiture of One Cessna 337H Aircraft, 475 So. 2d 1269 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985).
In Re Forfeiture of One Cessna 337H Aircraft, 475 So. 2d 1269 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985). “The premise of both complaints is that the possession or use of an aircraft in violation of section 329.10, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1984), [1] entitles a governmental entity to obtain forfeiture of that aircraft pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act.”
City, Indian Harbour Beach v. Damron, 465 So. 2d 1382 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985). “The City seized the plane, claiming Damron's possession of the unregistered aircraft violated section 329.10, Florida Statutes (1983), which makes the possession of an improperly registered aircraft a third degree felony.”
City of Hollywood v. Mulligan, 934 So. 2d 1238 (Fla. 2006). “(2005) (concerning seizure and forfeiture of marine vessels for various violations); §§ 329.10, 329.11, Fla. Stat. (2005) (concerning seizure and forfeiture of aircraft for various violations); §§ 206.”
City of Pompano Beach v. Enroute Ltd., 475 So. 2d 1269 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985). “The premise of both complaints is that the possession or use of an aircraft in violation of section 329.10, Florida Statutes (Supp.1984), 1 entitles a governmental entity to obtain forfeiture of that aircraft pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act.”
City of St. Petersburg Beach v. Jewell, 489 So. 2d 78 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986). “Instead, possession of an unregistered aircraft is the essence of the crime itself.”
First Coast Restaurants, Inc. v. Vogel, 592 So. 2d 1258 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992). “The issue in this appeal is whether an airplane, owned by a Florida corporation which had previously been dissolved for failure to file its annual report, can be seized and forfeited pursuant to section 329.10, Florida Statutes (1989) after the corporation has been reinstated to…”
In re the Forfeiture of 1979 Mercedes, 4-Door, VIN 11603312085778, Tag WHJ 371, & , 484 So. 2d 642 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986). “Possession of an improperly registered aircraft under the circumstances and conditions set forth in section 329.10 is a felony, but that status or state does not give rise to a different crime.”
In re Forfeiture of One 1980 Cessna T 207-A, Serial No. 20700623, 587 So. 2d 553 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991). “Section 329.10(1), Florida Statutes (1987), provides: It is unlawful for any person in this state to knowingly have in his possession an aircraft that is not registered in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration contained in Title 14, chapter 1,…”
In re Forfeiture of One 1986 Cessna 206 G Aircraft, 39 Fla. Supp. 2d 121 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1989). “11, Florida Statutes (1987), and false information as to ownership of the subject aircraft was provided to the Federal Aviation Administration, a government agency, in violation of Section 329.10(3), Florida Statutes (1987).”
Elliott v. Aircraft Eng'g, Inc., 532 So. 2d 1123 (1988). “According to the record, the aircraft was seized by the Polk County Sheriff’s Department on October 14,1986, as being in violation of section 329.10, Florida Statutes (1985), which requires that an aircraft maintain current registration with the Federal Aviation Administration.”
— 329.10(1) — 1 case
In re Forfeiture of One 1980 Cessna T 207-A, Serial No. 20700623, 587 So. 2d 553 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991). “Section 329.10(1), Florida Statutes (1987), provides: It is unlawful for any person in this state to knowingly have in his possession an aircraft that is not registered in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration contained in Title 14, chapter 1,…”
— 329.10(3) — 1 case
In re Forfeiture of One 1986 Cessna 206 G Aircraft, 39 Fla. Supp. 2d 121 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1989). “11, Florida Statutes (1987), and false information as to ownership of the subject aircraft was provided to the Federal Aviation Administration, a government agency, in violation of Section 329.10(3), Florida Statutes (1987).”
— 329.10(6)(b) — 1 case
In re Forfeiture of One 1980 Cessna T 207-A, Serial No. 20700623, 587 So. 2d 553 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991). “Section 329.10(1), Florida Statutes (1987), provides: It is unlawful for any person in this state to knowingly have in his possession an aircraft that is not registered in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration contained in Title 14, chapter 1,…”
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