Bill Text: NY A05203 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to prohibiting civilian drone use within 1000 feet of a correctional facility except when in use under the Federal Aviation Administration's authorization.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to correction [A05203 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A05203-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5203

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      March 6, 2023
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        Introduced  by M. of A. SHIMSKY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Correction

        AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to  civilian  drone  use
          near a correctional facility

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new  section  627
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  627.  Drone  use around correctional facilities. 1. No person, in a
     4  private capacity, shall operate a drone within one thousand  feet  of  a
     5  correctional facility or local correctional facility in this state.
     6    2. As used in this section:
     7    "Drone" means a powered or unpowered aerial vehicle or a balloon float
     8  or other device that:
     9    (a) does not carry a human operator;
    10    (b) uses aerodynamic forces or gases to provide lift;
    11    (c) can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely;
    12    (d) can be expendable or recoverable;
    13    (e) captures images of objects or people on the ground and in the air;
    14    (f) intercepts communications on the ground and in the air; and/or
    15    (g) can carry a lethal or non-lethal payload.
    16    3.  A violation of this section shall result in a civil penalty of one
    17  thousand dollars for the first offense and a misdemeanor for each subse-
    18  quent offense.
    19    4. This section shall not apply to the operation of  a  drone  by  any
    20  person or entity that the federal aviation administration has authorized
    21  to operate a drone for a commercial purpose, where the drone is operated
    22  in a manner that complies with that authorization.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09093-01-3