Unregistered Drones
About 370,000 drones have been registered. Last year, 700,000 drones were estimated to have been shipped. This shows, even without drones from earlier years, that not all drones have been registered. On Saturday, any people flying drones without registering them will be fined with $27,500 for civil penalty and either $250,000 or three years in jail as a criminal fine. All this money and/or time is a waste when you could have just paid $5 to register your drone or registered your drone when it was free. Michael Huerta (FAA Administrator) says that the registration of your drone is for the owners safety. That it is an opportunity to educate you, the people. But some people think of the $5 fee as a "drone tax". People already pay taxes and most likely don't want to pay more, even if it is just $5. This might be why some people haven't registered. Another reason may be that some people just don't use there drones, so they don't think that it is worth it to sign up\register.
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