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OK HB2337

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/9/2016

Primary Sponsor

Paul Wesselhoft

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • State and local government agencies are prohibited from operating unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) or disclosing information obtained through drone surveillance except under specific exceptions: written consent, emergency situations involving imminent threats to life, valid warrant or court order, non-law-enforcement operations, public land surveillance, or scientific research/cartography

  • Warrants are required to collect drone surveillance from nonpublic areas; public area surveillance requires either a warrant or court order based on reasonable suspicion, limited to 48 hours with extensions up to 30 days maximum

  • Facial recognition and biometric matching technology cannot be used on non-target data; drones cannot be equipped with weapons except by Department of Defense or U.S. military personnel

  • Violations are punishable as misdemeanors with up to 6 months in jail and fines of $250-$2,500 per violation; individuals may also bring civil actions for declaratory and injunctive relief with attorney fees awarded to prevailing parties

  • Agencies must maintain detailed logs of each drone use including date, location, target, justification, and warrant information; logs must be retained for 3 years and reported annually to the Administrator of the Courts who retains them for 10 years

Legislative Description

Aircraft; creating the Oklahoma Unmanned Aerial Surveillance Act; effective date.

Last Action

Second Reading referred to Public Safety

3/16/2016

Committee Referrals

Public Safety3/16/2016
Judiciary and Civil Procedure2/2/2016

Full Bill Text

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