SF 3882

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/03/2020 09:39am

A bill for an act
relating to corrections; prohibiting the flying of unmanned aerial vehicles over
state correctional facilities; providing for criminal penalties; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 243.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [243.552] UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE PROHIBITION.
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new text begin (a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who knowingly flies an unmanned aerial vehicle
in the airspace over a state correctional facility or over the grounds belonging to or land
controlled by the facility without the consent of the commissioner of corrections or designee.
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new text begin (b) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who flies an unmanned aerial vehicle in
the airspace over a state correctional facility or over the grounds belonging to or land
controlled by the facility to:
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new text begin (1) record images, including but not limited to video and photographs, of the correctional
facility or its grounds; or
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new text begin (2) introduce or attempt to introduce any items that are not contraband under section
243.55.
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new text begin (c) For the purposes of this section, an "unmanned aerial vehicle" means an aircraft that
is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2020, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
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