A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning property.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the penalties for misuse other than mentioning civil and criminal penalties.

Rules for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones) in Indiana

This bill sets rules about using unmanned aerial vehicles over private property, including penalties for misuse and requirements for liability insurance.

What This Bill Does

• Makes it a nuisance to repeatedly fly a drone over someone's private land, with both civil and criminal penalties.
• Says flying a drone less than 100 feet above private land or landing on the land is trespassing, with civil penalties.
• Creates crimes for flying drones over certain places like farms and near livestock, with higher penalties if it involves critical infrastructure.
• Requires individuals operating drones that weigh at least 55 pounds to carry liability insurance.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who own private property in Indiana
• Individuals and businesses that operate drones

Terms To Know

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

A flying machine without a human pilot on board, commonly known as a drone.

Critical Infrastructure

Important systems and assets that are essential to the health, safety, security, or economic well-being of Indiana.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify all the places where flying a drone is prohibited.
• It's unclear how strictly liability insurance requirements will be enforced for drones over 55 pounds.

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning property.
Unmanned aerial vehicles.

Current Bill Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning property.

Unmanned aerial vehicles.

Makes repeated operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over private real property a nuisance, with both civil and criminal penalties, including an increased penalty for nuisances involving agricultural property. Provides that operating a UAV not more than 100 feet above private real property or landing the UAV on private real property is a civil trespass, with civil penalties, including an increased penalty for trespasses involving agricultural property. Creates various crimes for operating a UAV over certain places, people, or animals such as livestock. Provides that operating a UAV to collect certain data, recordings, or photographs of an individual or area of real property is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides, however, that the violation is a Level 6 felony if the subject of the data, recordings, or photographs involves certain critical infrastructure. Requires a person who operates a UAV that is at least 55 pounds to carry liability insurance, and requires the department of homeland security to develop and administer a program to verify UAV insurance compliance. Makes conforming changes.