Drone registration

This info was sent to me from Drone University.

Free Drone Registration Ends January 20th

By now most of us are aware as of Dec. 21, 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration is requiring all owners of model aircraft, small unmanned aircraft or drones, or other RC aircraft weighing between 0.55 and 55 pounds to register online before taking to the skies. The online registration system requires drone owners 13 years and older to submit their name, email and home address to receive a Certificate of Aircraft Registration/Proof of Ownership. This will include a unique identification number owners must affix to any drone they own and operate exclusively for recreation. To encourage users tor register quickly, registration is free for the first 30 days but will cost $5 after Jan. 20, 2016. Anyone who purchases a small UAS on or after Dec. 21, 2015, must register before flying outdoors. Small UAS owners who have operated their aircraft exclusively as a model aircraft prior to Dec. 21, 2015, will have until Feb. 19, 2016 to register. Registration will be valid for three years. Once registered, owners will be able to access the registration website to update the information provided to register the aircraft as well as cancel registration as circumstances require (e.g., aircraft destruction, transfer, sale, change in owner eligibility to register). Failure to register an aircraft can result in civil penalties up to $27,500. Criminal penalties for failure to register can include fines of up to $250,000 under 18 U.S.C. 3571 and/or imprisonment up to three years.

To register....https://registermyuas.faa.gov/

Is it just me, or do those fines seem way out of proportion to the severity of the crime?

I'd assume these fines are based assuming someone (unregistered) caused some form of incident.

Fines for driving w/o a license are far less than that 

Book'em Dano!!   what's next?  a Kayak? 

Need universal background checks and a 10 day waiting period on drones....

I love how registration contains zero questions about the drone...  Just give us your address and credit card info...

Rediculous! $250,000?! Three years imprisonment?!
They just want the $5 per plane. Numbers on the craft? Who's going to be able to read #'s on a 0.55lbs flying 50 feet off the ground. What's next...
F'ing stupid!