Bill Text: FL S0624 | 2018 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Drones
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2018-03-10 - Died in Rules [S0624 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-S0624-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2018 CS for SB 624 By the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senator Young 591-02584-18 2018624c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to drones; amending s. 330.41, F.S.; 3 redefining the term “critical infrastructure 4 facility”; amending s. 934.50, F.S.; authorizing the 5 use of a drone if a law enforcement agency possesses 6 reasonable suspicion that, under particular 7 circumstances, swift action is needed to facilitate 8 the collection of evidence at a crime scene or traffic 9 crash scene; authorizing the use of a drone by a local 10 or state agency when used in the assessment of damage, 11 flood state, wildfire, or land management, or the 12 monitoring and collection of scientific or marketing 13 data; providing an effective date. 14 15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16 17 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 18 330.41, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 19 330.41 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act.— 20 (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this act, the term: 21 (a) “Critical infrastructure facility” means any of the 22 following, if completely enclosed by a fence or other physical 23 barrier that is obviously designed to exclude intruders, or if 24 clearly marked with a sign or signs which indicate that entry is 25 forbidden and which are posted on the property in a manner 26 reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders: 27 1. An electrical power generation or transmission facility, 28 substation, switching station, or electrical control center. 29 2. A chemical or rubber manufacturing or storage facility. 30 3. A mining facility. 31 4. A natural gas or compressed gas compressor station, 32 storage facility, or natural gas or compressed gas pipeline. 33 5. A liquid natural gas or propane gas terminal or storage 34 facility with a capacity of 4,000 gallons or more. 35 6. Any portion of an aboveground oil or gas pipeline. 36 7. A wireless communications facility, including the tower, 37 antennae, support structures, and all associated ground-based 38 equipment. 39 8. A state correctional institution as defined in s. 944.02 40 or a private correctional facility authorized under chapter 957. 41 9. A secure detention center or facility, a nonsecure 42 residential facility, a high-risk residential facility, or a 43 maximum-risk residential facility as defined in s. 985.03. 44 10. A county detention facility as defined in s. 951.23. 45 Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section 46 934.50, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (k) is added 47 to that subsection, to read: 48 934.50 Searches and seizure using a drone.— 49 (4) EXCEPTIONS.—This section does not prohibit the use of a 50 drone: 51 (c) If the law enforcement agency possesses reasonable 52 suspicion that, under particular circumstances, swift action is 53 needed to prevent imminent danger to life or serious damage to 54 property;,to forestall the imminent escape of a suspect or the 55 destruction of evidence; to facilitate the collection of 56 evidence at a crime scene or traffic crash scene;,or to achieve 57 purposes including, but not limited to, facilitating the search 58 for a missing person. 59 (k) By a local or state agency when used in the assessment 60 of damage, flood state, wildfire, or land management, or the 61 monitoring and collection of scientific or marketing data. 62 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2018.