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IN SB0334

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/4/2018

Primary Sponsor

Ronald Grooms

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Operating an unmanned aerial vehicle while intoxicated is established as a new crime classified as a Class B misdemeanor under Indiana Code 35-46-10.

  • The offense applies when a person operates a drone while intoxicated and either endangers their own life, endangers another person's life, breaches the peace, or harasses, annoys, or alarms another person.

  • Persons cannot initiate or maintain legal actions against law enforcement officers for failure to enforce this chapter.

  • The law becomes effective July 1, 2018.

Legislative Description

Prohibition on operating a drone while impaired. Provides that a person who operates an unmanned aerial vehicle while intoxicated commits the crime of operating an unmanned aerial vehicle while intoxicated, a Class B misdemeanor.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

1/4/2018

Committee Referrals

Corrections & Criminal Law1/4/2018

Full Bill Text

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