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HB 1583 Unmanned aircraft system; peeping or spying into a dwelling or occupied building, etc., penalty.

Introduced by: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Peeping or spying into a dwelling or enclosure; electronic device; penalty. Prohibits any person from knowingly and intentionally causing an unmanned aircraft system to secretly or furtively peep, spy, or attempt to peep or spy into or through a window, door, or other aperture of any building, structure, or other enclosure occupied or intended for occupancy as a dwelling, whether or not such building, structure, or enclosure is permanently situated or transportable and whether or not such occupancy is permanent or temporary, without just cause, under circumstances that would violate the occupant's reasonable expectation of privacy.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Peeping or spying into a dwelling or enclosure; electronic device; penalty. Prohibits any person from knowingly and intentionally causing an electronic device to secretly or furtively peep, spy, or attempt to peep or spy into or through a window, door, or other aperture of any building, structure, or other enclosure occupied or intended for occupancy as a dwelling, whether or not such building, structure, or enclosure is permanently situated or transportable and whether or not such occupancy is permanent or temporary, or to do the same upon the person's own property that is leased or rented to another under circumstances that would violate the occupant's reasonable expectation of privacy. Under current law, such act is prohibited only when the electronic device enters upon the property of another.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Peeping or spying into a dwelling or enclosure; electronic device; penalty. Prohibits any person from secretly or furtively peeping, spying, or attempt to peep or spy into or through a window, door, or other aperture of any building, structure, or other enclosure of any nature occupied or intended for occupancy as a dwelling, whether or not such building, structure, or enclosure is permanently situated or transportable and whether or not such occupancy is permanent or temporary, or to do the same upon the person's own property that is leased or rented to another. The bill also prohibits any person from knowingly and intentionally causing an electronic device to do the same. Under current law, such acts are prohibited only when the person or electronic device enters upon the property of another.