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SENATE
FILE
2283
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
2105)
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,
meeting
the
8
requirements
of
subsection
3,
may
operate
an
unmanned
aerial
9
vehicle
in
order
to
assist
other
law
enforcement
officers
in
10
apprehending
a
driver
eluding
or
attempting
to
elude
a
pursuing
11
law
enforcement
vehicle
in
violation
of
section
321.279,
and
12
may
cite
the
driver
for
any
traffic
violations
committed
during
13
the
pursuit.
14
3.
An
operator
of
an
unmanned
aerial
vehicle
shall
be
15
certified
under
14
C.F.R.
pt.
107
or
have
a
federal
aviation
16
administration
certificate
of
authorization
or
other
applicable
17
federal
certification
or
license.
The
unmanned
aerial
vehicle
18
shall
be
registered
with
the
federal
aviation
administration,
19
and
shall
not
enter
controlled
airspace
or
runway
flight
20
paths.
Unmanned
aerial
vehicle
operators
shall
adhere
to
21
applicable
notices
to
airmen.
An
unmanned
aerial
vehicle
22
operator
who
enters
a
controlled
airspace
or
runway
flight
23
path,
or
who
fails
to
adhere
to
applicable
notices
to
airmen,
24
assumes
liability
for
any
damages
that
occur
as
a
result
of
the
25
noncompliance.
26
Sec.
2.
Section
808.15,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
27
follows:
28
808.15
Unmanned
aerial
vehicle
——
information
——
29
admissibility.
30
1.
Information
Except
as
provided
in
subsection
2,
31
information
obtained
as
a
result
of
the
use
of
an
unmanned
32
aerial
vehicle
is
not
admissible
as
evidence
in
a
criminal
or
33
civil
proceeding,
unless
the
information
is
obtained
pursuant
34
to
the
authority
of
a
search
warrant,
or
unless
the
information
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is
otherwise
obtained
in
a
manner
that
is
consistent
with
state
1
and
federal
law.
2
2.
Information
obtained
by
a
certified
law
enforcement
3
officer
operating
an
unmanned
aerial
vehicle
in
compliance
4
with
section
321.492B
while
assisting
in
the
apprehension
of
5
a
person
who
is
eluding
or
attempting
to
elude
a
pursuing
6
law
enforcement
vehicle,
in
violation
of
section
321.279,
is
7
admissible
in
a
criminal
prosecution
of
the
person
eluding
or
8
attempting
to
elude
law
enforcement.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
relates
to
the
use
of
unmanned
aerial
vehicles
by
13
law
enforcement
officers.
14
The
bill
provides
that
a
certified
law
enforcement
officer
15
may
operate
an
unmanned
aerial
vehicle
in
order
to
assist
other
16
law
enforcement
officers
in
apprehending
a
driver
eluding
or
17
attempting
to
elude
a
pursuing
law
enforcement
vehicle,
and
may
18
cite
the
driver
for
any
traffic
violations
committed
during
the
19
pursuit.
20
The
bill
provides
that
an
operator
of
an
unmanned
aerial
21
vehicle
must
be
certified
under
14
C.F.R.
pt.
107
or
have
a
22
federal
aviation
administration
certificate
of
authorization
23
or
other
applicable
federal
certification
or
license.
The
24
unmanned
aerial
vehicle
must
be
registered
with
the
federal
25
aviation
administration,
and
must
not
enter
controlled
airspace
26
or
runway
flight
paths.
Unmanned
aerial
vehicle
operators
27
are
required
to
adhere
to
applicable
notices
to
airmen.
An
28
unmanned
aerial
vehicle
operator
who
enters
a
controlled
29
airspace
or
runway
flight
path,
or
who
fails
to
adhere
to
30
applicable
notices
to
airmen,
assumes
liability
for
any
damages
31
that
occur
as
a
result
of
the
noncompliance.
32
The
bill
provides
that
information
obtained
by
a
certified
33
law
enforcement
officer
operating
an
unmanned
aerial
vehicle
in
34
compliance
with
the
bill
while
assisting
in
the
apprehension
of
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a
person
who
is
eluding
or
attempting
to
elude
a
pursuing
law
1
enforcement
vehicle
is
admissible
in
a
criminal
prosecution
of
2
the
person
eluding
or
attempting
to
elude
law
enforcement.
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