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HOUSE
FILE
2295
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
612)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
use
of
unmanned
aerial
vehicles
by
law
1
enforcement
officers.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.492B,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
321.492B
Use
of
unmanned
aerial
vehicle
for
traffic
law
3
enforcement
prohibited.
4
1.
The
Except
as
provided
in
subsection
2,
the
state
or
a
5
political
subdivision
of
the
state
shall
not
use
an
unmanned
6
aerial
vehicle
for
traffic
law
enforcement.
7
2.
A
certified
law
enforcement
officer
may
operate
8
an
unmanned
aerial
vehicle
in
order
to
assist
other
law
9
enforcement
officers
in
apprehending
a
driver
eluding
or
10
attempting
to
elude
a
pursuing
law
enforcement
vehicle
in
11
violation
of
section
321.279,
and
may
cite
the
driver
for
any
12
traffic
violations
committed
during
the
pursuit.
13
Sec.
2.
Section
808.15,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
14
follows:
15
808.15
Unmanned
aerial
vehicle
——
information
——
16
admissibility.
17
Information
obtained
as
a
result
of
the
use
of
an
unmanned
18
aerial
vehicle
is
not
admissible
as
evidence
in
a
criminal
or
19
civil
proceeding
,
unless
the
information
is
obtained
pursuant
20
to
the
authority
of
a
search
warrant
when
the
information
21
obtained
is
from
a
location
that
is
viewable
from
the
public
22
navigable
airspace
or
is
within
public
view
,
or
unless
if
23
the
information
is
otherwise
obtained
in
a
manner
that
is
24
consistent
with
state
and
federal
law.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
relates
to
the
use
of
unmanned
aerial
vehicles
by
29
law
enforcement
officers.
30
The
bill
provides
that
a
certified
law
enforcement
officer
31
may
operate
an
unmanned
aerial
vehicle
in
order
to
assist
other
32
law
enforcement
officers
in
apprehending
a
driver
eluding
or
33
attempting
to
elude
a
pursuing
law
enforcement
vehicle,
and
may
34
cite
the
driver
for
any
traffic
violations
committed
during
the
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pursuit.
1
The
bill
provides
that
information
obtained
as
a
result
of
2
the
use
of
an
unmanned
aerial
vehicle
is
admissible
as
evidence
3
in
a
criminal
or
civil
proceeding
when
the
information
obtained
4
is
from
a
location
that
is
viewable
from
the
public
navigable
5
airspace
or
is
within
public
view,
or
if
the
information
is
6
otherwise
obtained
in
a
manner
that
is
consistent
with
state
7
and
federal
law.
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