OH HB149

Law enforcement must obtain a search warrant to use drones to enter or observe the interior of a house or place where an in-person search would require a warrant; surveillance data collected without a warrant is inadmissible in criminal proceedings

Warrantless drone surveillance is permitted in specific circumstances: border patrol within 50 miles, exigent circumstances, environmental/weather catastrophes, traffic enforcement, crime scene photography, and research/training purposes

Law enforcement agencies are prohibited from using or authorizing drones armed with lethal weapons

Private individual drone surveillance of another person requires express, informed consent from either the surveilled individual or the property owner where that person is located

Agencies must document and verify all flight data for surveillance flights, retain data relevant to ongoing investigations, and make flight data available as public records subject to standard exemptions