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ID S1051
Bill
Status
2/1/2013
Primary Sponsor
Transportation Committee
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AI Summary
Senate Bill 1051 - Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act
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Prohibits any person, entity, or state agency from using drones or unmanned aircraft to gather evidence about criminal conduct unless authorized by a warrant.
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Prohibits drone or unmanned aircraft surveillance of individuals, their property, farms, or agricultural industries without the consent of the owner.
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Allows law enforcement agencies to use drones without a warrant or consent only when exigent circumstances exist, defined as reasonable suspicion that swift action is necessary to prevent imminent danger to life.
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Makes information obtained in violation of these restrictions inadmissible as evidence in criminal proceedings and administrative hearings.
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Allows aggrieved parties to file civil actions seeking appropriate relief for violations of the act's provisions.
Legislative Description
Adds to existing law relating to aeronautics to establish provisions relating to restrictions on gathering evidence or other information through the use of a drone or other unmanned aircraft and to provide for consent; to establish provisions relating to the use of a drone by a law enforcement agency when exigent circumstances exist; to establish provisions relating to a civil action and to provide that no information obtained in violation of this act may be admissible as evidence in certain proceedings.
AERONAUTICS
Last Action
Reported Printed; referred to Transportation
2/4/2013