(1) The state registration certificate issued by the commission shall be carried in the aircraft at all times. Each aircraft shall display the number assigned to it by the United States or a foreign country.
  (2) A person shall not carry or display upon an aircraft a registration certificate not issued for the aircraft or not otherwise lawfully used on the aircraft.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 259.79

  • Aircraft: means any contrivance used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air. See Michigan Laws 259.2
  • Commission: means the Michigan aeronautics commission. See Michigan Laws 259.3
  • Historic aircraft: means an aircraft that is over 30 years old and that is owned solely as a collector's item or for participation in club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades, or similar uses, but that is not used for general transportation. See Michigan Laws 259.5
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 259.7
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (3) Historic or restored aircraft or an authentic replica of a historic aircraft are not required to display any external state-required registration markings.
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