AR HB1504

Creates new criminal offense for knowingly manufacturing, modifying, selling, transferring, or operating robotic ground devices or uncrewed aircraft equipped with weapons including firearms, stun guns, chemical agents, explosives, and weaponized lasers

Violations classified as misdemeanors punishable by fines of $5,000 to $25,000; using weaponized robots/drones to commit other crimes makes the operator fully liable as if they personally committed the act

Exempts Department of Defense contractors, defense companies with Attorney General waivers, robotics companies testing anti-weaponization technology, and government/bomb squad personnel disposing of explosives or responding to imminent deadly threats

Requires law enforcement to obtain warrants before deploying robotic devices onto private property or using them for surveillance/location tracking, same as would be required for human officers

Creates civil cause of action allowing the Attorney General and injured parties to sue violators for actual damages, liquidated damages of $500-$2,000, punitive damages, injunctive relief, and attorney's fees