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MO HB848

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/5/2015

Primary Sponsor

Kenneth Wilson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds "unmanned aircraft" (drones used for hobby/recreational purposes, not FAA-licensed government or commercial vehicles) to the definition section of Missouri's invasion of privacy statutes

  • Creates a new invasion of privacy offense for using a drone to photograph, film, or otherwise create images of another person without consent where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy

  • Classifies drone-based invasion of privacy as a class A misdemeanor, escalating to a class E felony if images are distributed, multiple victims are involved, or the offender has prior invasion of privacy convictions

  • Invasion of privacy in the first degree involving drones is classified as a class D felony

  • Expands first-degree trespass (class B misdemeanor) to include flying an unmanned aircraft over another person's real property without consent

Legislative Description

Expands the crime of invasion of privacy to include the use of a drone to photograph, film, videotape, produce, or otherwise create an image of another person without his or her consent

Last Action

Withdrawn (H)

2/23/2015

Full Bill Text

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