Bill Text: IA HF2154 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to operating an unmanned aerial vehicle in, on, or above a county jail, municipal holding facility, detention facility for juveniles, community-based correctional facility, or institution under the management of the department of corrections, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 518.)

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-15 - Referred to Public Safety. H.J. 593. [HF2154 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HF2154-Introduced.html

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House File 2154 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC
                                     SAFETY

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 518)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to operating an unmanned aerial vehicle in,
  2    on, or above a county jail, municipal holding facility,
  3    detention facility for juveniles, community=based
  4    correctional facility, or institution under the management
  5    of the department of corrections, and providing penalties.
  6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  719.9  Use of unmanned aerial
  1  2 vehicle == prohibitions.
  1  3    1.  As used in this section:
  1  4    a.  "Facility" means a county jail, municipal holding
  1  5 facility, secure facility for the detention or custody
  1  6 of juveniles, community=based correctional facility, or
  1  7 institution under the management of the department of
  1  8 corrections.
  1  9    b.  "Unmanned aerial vehicle" means a vehicle or device
  1 10 that uses aerodynamic forces to achieve flight and is piloted
  1 11 remotely.
  1 12    2.  A person shall not operate an unmanned aerial vehicle
  1 13 knowing that the unmanned aerial vehicle is operating in, on,
  1 14 or above a facility and any contiguous real property comprising
  1 15 the surrounding grounds of the facility, unless the unmanned
  1 16 aerial vehicle is operated by a law enforcement agency or the
  1 17 person has permission from the authority in charge of the
  1 18 facility to operate an unmanned aerial vehicle in, on, or above
  1 19 such facility.
  1 20    3.  A person who violates this section commits a class "D"
  1 21 felony.
  1 22                           EXPLANATION
  1 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 24 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 25    This bill relates to operating an unmanned aerial vehicle
  1 26 in, on, or above a county jail, municipal holding facility,
  1 27 detention facility for juveniles, community=based correctional
  1 28 facility, or institution under the management of the department
  1 29 of corrections.
  1 30    The bill defines "unmanned aerial vehicle" to mean a vehicle
  1 31 or device that uses aerodynamic forces to achieve flight and is
  1 32 piloted remotely.
  1 33    Under the bill, a person shall not operate an unmanned
  1 34 aerial vehicle knowing that the unmanned aerial vehicle is
  1 35 operating in, on, or above such a facility and any contiguous
  2  1 real property comprising the surrounding grounds of the
  2  2 facility, unless the unmanned aerial vehicle is operated by a
  2  3 law enforcement agency or the person has permission from the
  2  4 authority in charge of the facility to operate an unmanned
  2  5 aerial vehicle in, on, or above such facility.
  2  6    A person who violates the bill commits a class "D" felony.  A
  2  7 class "D" felony is punishable by confinement for no more than
  2  8 five years and a fine of at least $750 but not more than $7,500.
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