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FL S0766

Bill

Status

Passed

5/15/2015

Primary Sponsor

Appropriations

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits a person, state agency, or political subdivision from using a drone with an imaging device to conduct surveillance of privately owned property or individuals on that property without written consent, with reasonable expectation of privacy presumed for persons not observable from ground level.

  • Allows drone use by law enforcement only if authorized by search warrant, in response to imminent danger, or if the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security determines credible intelligence of a terrorist threat.

  • Permits drone use for licensed professions (within scope of practice), property tax assessment, utility operations and maintenance, aerial mapping, cargo delivery, and safe drone navigation under Federal Aviation Administration compliance.

  • Authorizes property owners, tenants, occupants, invitees, or licensees to sue for compensatory damages and injunctive relief, with prevailing parties entitled to recover attorney fees and eligible to seek punitive damages.

  • Establishes that evidence obtained in violation of the act is inadmissible in criminal prosecutions and that civil remedies are cumulative to other existing remedies.

Legislative Description

Surveillance by a Drone

Last Action

Chapter No. 2015-26

5/15/2015

Committee Referrals

Appropriations3/26/2015
Judiciary3/10/2015
Community Affairs2/13/2015

Full Bill Text

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