Bill Text: NY A06930 | 2017-2018 | 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 13-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to correction [A06930 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A06930-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6930
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     March 24, 2017
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        Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- 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 625
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 625. 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.
                                                                   LBD05044-01-7