MO HB931

State and local law enforcement agencies are prohibited from using drones to gather evidence without a search warrant, with exceptions for emergencies involving imminent threats to life, fires, hostage situations, hot pursuit, search and rescue, traffic accidents, and inspecting state parks for illegal vegetation

Using an unmanned aircraft to photograph or film a person without consent where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy constitutes invasion of privacy, punishable as a class A misdemeanor or class E felony if the images are distributed

Invasion of privacy in the first degree (class D felony) now includes using drones to create images of persons without consent in areas where privacy is reasonably expected

Flying an unmanned aircraft over another person's real property without consent constitutes first-degree trespass, a class B misdemeanor

"Unmanned aircraft" is defined as powered aerial vehicles without human operators that fly autonomously or remotely for hobby/recreational purposes, excluding FAA-licensed government or commercial vehicles