Part 107 gives the FAA a broad right to check that you are complying, and § 107.7 is where it lives. It starts with possession: the remote pilot in command, the owner, or the person manipulating the flight controls must have the remote pilot certificate and identification in physical possession and readily accessible whenever exercising the privileges of that certificate. You do not have to be actively flying to be asked — you have to be able to produce your credential on the spot when you are operating under it.

Who may ask is broader than most pilots expect. § 107.7 requires you to present your certificate and identification for inspection on request from the Administrator, an authorized representative of the National Transportation Safety Board, any Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer, or an authorized representative of the Transportation Security Administration. It reaches past credentials, too: you must make available any document, record, or report you are required to keep, and § 107.7 requires you to allow the Administrator to test or inspect the aircraft, the remote pilot in command, the person on the controls, and any visual observer to determine compliance. Cooperating with an inspection is itself a rule, not a courtesy.

One point needs stating carefully, because the rule for it is not in Part 107. There is no Part 107 rule for falsification — § 107.5 is Reserved — so there is no regulation text to cite. What exists instead is FAA guidance: AC 107-2A explains that the agency relies on truthful information from owners and remote pilots, and that the government may take action — including civil sanctions and the suspension or revocation of a certificate or waiver — against anyone who fraudulently or knowingly provides false records or reports, or reproduces or alters them for fraudulent purposes. Treat that as guidance on how seriously the FAA weighs honesty, not as a numbered rule: the certificate you present under § 107.7 is only as good as the truth of what earned it.