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SB 508 Unmanned aircraft systems; use by Department of State Police and Department of Transportation.

Introduced by: Charles W. Carrico, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Use of unmanned aircraft system; public bodies. Allows an unmanned aircraft system to be deployed without a warrant (i) by a law-enforcement officer to survey the scene of an accident for the purpose of crash reconstruction and record photographic or video images of the scene and (ii) by the Department of Transportation when assisting a law-enforcement officer to prepare a report of such accident because of personal injury, death, or property damage of $1,500 or more. This bill is identical to HB 1482.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Use of unmanned aircraft systems; Department of State Police; Department of Transportation. Allows the Department of State Police and the Department of Transportation when assisting the Department of State Police to utilize unmanned aircraft systems in surveying the scene of an accident that occurred on a highway and recording images and video following such accident for the purpose of crash reconstruction.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Use of unmanned aircraft systems; Department of State Police; Department of Transportation. Allows the Department of State Police and the Department of Transportation to utilize unmanned aircraft systems in surveying the scene of an accident that occurred on a highway and recording images and video following such accident for the purpose of crash reconstruction.