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2016 SESSION
SB 584 Unmanned aircraft systems; civil cause of action created, criminal violations.
Introduced by: A. Donald McEachin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Unmanned aircraft systems; invasion of privacy; civil action; criminal violations. Creates a civil cause of action for the physical and constructive invasion of privacy where a person uses an unmanned aircraft system to enter into the airspace above the land of another person to capture an image, as specified in the bill, of private property or an individual located on the private property without consent or uses an unmanned aircraft system to capture such an image in lieu of physically entering the land or airspace. The bill allows a plaintiff to recover the greater of actual damages or $1,000, along with reasonable attorney fees and costs. The bill allows a court to award punitive damages when actual damages are awarded. The bill also creates crimes for using an unmanned aircraft for unauthorized surveillance of property and persons on the property, peeping and spying, and for taking photographs after receiving written notice that the landowner or individual objects.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103144D pdf
- 02/08/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed to Web only 16105275D-S1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/13/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103144D
- 01/13/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/08/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed to Web only 16105275D-S1
- 02/08/16 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 8-N)