H.B. 364 Summary

• Requires state and local government agencies to register unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with the division of homeland security before operation, and mandates all UAV operations comply with federal aviation administration requirements.

• Prohibits employees from operating UAVs or disclosing information obtained through UAV operation except under specific authorized circumstances: written consent from the subject, emergency situations with documented justification, national security threats, or pursuant to a court warrant.

• Establishes warrant requirements for UAV data collection from private property and public areas, with courts required to make detailed findings regarding reasonable suspicion, necessity, and cost-effectiveness; warrants for public property limited to 48 hours with extensions up to 30 days.

• Requires any incidentally collected data on non-target individuals or areas to be deleted within 24 hours and prohibits facial recognition or biometric matching on non-target data; makes evidence obtained in violation of these regulations inadmissible in court.

• Mandates annual reporting by agencies to the general assembly and attorney general on UAV usage, costs, investigations aided, warrant applications, and outcomes; prohibits arming UAVs with weapons.