IA HF2295

Certified law enforcement officers may operate unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to assist in apprehending drivers who are eluding or attempting to elude pursuing law enforcement vehicles in violation of section 321.279.

Officers may cite drivers for any traffic violations committed during the pursuit based on drone-obtained evidence.

The general prohibition on state and local government use of drones for traffic law enforcement remains in place, with the pursuit exception being a new carve-out.

Information obtained via drone is admissible as evidence in criminal or civil proceedings when captured from locations viewable from public navigable airspace, within public view, or obtained consistent with state and federal law.