Senate Study Bill 3033 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON HOGG) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use of remotely operated aerial vehicles 1 and providing a penalty. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5080SC (8) 85 jm/rj

S.F. _____ Section 1. NEW SECTION . 80C.1 Use of remotely operated 1 aerial vehicles —— permit —— penalty. 2 1. As used in this section: 3 a. “Person” means the same as in section 4.1. 4 b. “Remotely operated aerial vehicle” means an aircraft 5 that is operated without the possibility of direct human 6 intervention from within or on the aircraft. 7 2. a. Except as provided in paragraphs “b” and “c” , 8 a person shall not use a remotely operated aerial vehicle 9 anywhere in this state unless the person obtains a permit to 10 use the remotely operated aerial vehicle from the department 11 of public safety. Such a permit shall only be valid for an 12 unarmed remotely operated aerial vehicle that is capable 13 of streaming or recording images of or detecting sound 14 from the single-family residence of the permittee or other 15 nonresidential property owned or controlled by the permittee. 16 b. A person may use an unarmed remotely operated aerial 17 vehicle without a permit if the remotely operated aerial 18 vehicle does not have the capability of streaming or recording 19 images or detecting sound, and the person operates the remotely 20 operated aerial vehicle over the single-family residence of the 21 person or other nonresidential property owned or controlled by 22 the person. 23 c. A law enforcement agency may use an unarmed remotely 24 operated aerial vehicle without obtaining a permit if 25 authorized by a search warrant. 26 3. A person who violates this section shall be assessed 27 a civil penalty in the amount of one hundred dollars for a 28 first violation and two hundred fifty dollars for a second or 29 subsequent violation. 30 4. The department of public safety shall adopt rules 31 pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section. 32 EXPLANATION 33 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 34 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 35 -1- LSB 5080SC (8) 85 jm/rj 1/ 2

S.F. _____ This bill regulates the use of remotely operated aerial 1 vehicles. 2 The bill defines “remotely operated aerial vehicle” to mean 3 an aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct 4 human intervention from within or on the aircraft. 5 Under the bill, a person shall not use a remotely operated 6 aerial vehicle anywhere in this state unless the person obtains 7 a permit to use the remotely operated aerial vehicle from the 8 department of public safety. Such a permit shall only be 9 valid for an unarmed remotely operated aerial vehicle that is 10 capable of streaming or recording images of or detecting sound 11 from the single-family residence of the permittee or other 12 nonresidential property owned or controlled by the permittee. 13 The bill allows a person to use an unarmed remotely operated 14 aerial vehicle without a permit if the remotely operated aerial 15 vehicle does not have the capability of streaming or recording 16 images or detecting sound, and the person operates the remotely 17 operated aerial vehicle over the single-family residence of the 18 person or other nonresidential property owned or controlled by 19 the person. 20 The bill also allows a law enforcement agency to use an 21 unarmed remotely operated aerial vehicle without a permit under 22 the authority of a search warrant. 23 A person who violates the bill shall be assessed a civil 24 penalty in the amount of $100 for a first violation and $250 25 for a second or subsequent violation. 26 The department of public safety is required to adopt rules 27 to administer the bill. 28 -2- LSB 5080SC (8) 85 jm/rj 2/ 2