CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 260Introduced by Senator WahabFebruary 03, 2025 An act to amend Section 12761 of the Insurance Code, and to amend Sections 626.8 and 4577 of, and to add Section 402.5 to, the Penal Code, relating to unmanned aircraft.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 260, as introduced, Wahab. Unmanned aircraft.Existing law requires a home protection company that requires an onsite inspection as a prequalification for the issuance of a home protection contract to offer a report on the inspection, as specified.This bill would prohibit an onsite inspection of a home conducted by a remotely operated unmanned aircraft from constituting sufficient evidence for the termination of a home protection contract, unless the findings of the inspection are corroborated, as specified. The bill would require a home protection company intending to inspect a property using an unmanned aircraft to notify the issue of a home protection contract no less than 14 calendar days prior to the inspection, and would prohibit an inspection conducted using an unmanned aircraft without the above-described notice from constituting sufficient reason to modify or terminate the contract. The bill would require a home protection company or its authorized agents to provide to, upon the request of, a property owner, copies of photographic or videographic evidence that are gathered during a prequalification or subsequent inspection and are used in the inspection report.Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to enter or remain upon any property that is posted against trespassing and loitering, as specified, without the written permission of the owner, tenant, or occupant in legal possession or control of the property. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to operate an unmanned aerial vehicle at the scene of an emergency for the purpose of viewing the scene or the activities of emergency responders, as specified.This bill would make it a misdemeanor to intentionally or knowingly operate an unmanned aircraft over, allow an unmanned aircraft to make contact with, or to come within a distance that would interfere with, the operations of a critical infrastructure facility, as defined, with specified exceptions, including that the operator is a governmental entity acting in their capacity as a regulator or the operator has the written consent of the owner or operator of the facility. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a person to enter into a school building or upon school grounds, or on public property adjacent to the school, and interfere with or disrupt the activities of the school by remaining on or reentering the property after being asked to leave, or creating a disruption with the intent to threaten the safety of a pupil, as specified.This bill would additionally make it a misdemeanor to use an unmanned aircraft with the intent to threaten the safety of any person in a school or on school grounds. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.Existing law makes it an infraction, punishable by a fine of $500, for a person to operate an unmanned aircraft on or above the grounds of a penal institution, as specified.This bill would increase that penalty to $2,000.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 12761 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:12761. (a) The furnishing of a home protection contract without charge to any a person shall constitute a violation of this part. No home protection contract providing coverage prior to the time an interest in the home to which it attaches is sold shall be issued or delivered unless it provides for consideration. Such consideration may consist of a bona fide promise to pay the protection contract fee at the time of and only upon transfer of of, and only upon transfer of, title.(b) A home protection company may require an onsite inspection as a prequalification for the issuance of a home protection contract, and in such event contract. If the company requires an inspection, the company shall offer a report on the inspection to the applicant in connection with a bona fide application for the issuance of such a contract even though if the issuance of a contract on the property which is the subject of the inspection does not occur.(c) (1) An onsite inspection of a property conducted by a remotely operated unmanned aircraft shall not constitute sufficient evidence for the termination of a home protection contract, unless the findings of the inspection are corroborated by an inspection conducted by a property inspector within 14 calendar days from the date of the unmanned aircraft inspection.(2) A home protection company intending to inspect a property using an unmanned aircraft shall notify the individual to whom the home protection contract is issued no less than 14 calendar days prior to the inspection. An inspection conducted using an unmanned aircraft without this notice shall not constitute sufficient reason to modify or terminate a home protection contract.(d) Upon the request of a property owner, a home protection company or its authorized agents shall provide copies of the photographic or videographic evidence gathered pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) that is used in the property inspection report to the property owner.SEC. 2. Section 402.5 is added to the Penal Code, immediately following Section 402, to read:402.5. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Critical infrastructure facility means all of the following:(A) Any of the following, if the location is completely enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier that is obviously designed to exclude intruders, or if the location is clearly marked with a sign that is posted on the property, is reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders, and indicates that entry is forbidden:(i) A petroleum or alumina refinery.(ii) An electrical power generating facility, substation, switching station, or electrical control center.(iii) A chemical, polymer, or rubber manufacturing facility.(iv) Medication or medical device production facilities.(v) A water intake structure, water treatment facility, wastewater treatment plant, or pump station.(vi) A natural gas compressor station.(vii) A liquid natural gas terminal or storage facility.(viii) A telecommunications central switching office or any structure used as part of a system to provide wired or wireless telecommunications services.(ix) A port, railroad switching yard, trucking terminal, or any other freight transportation facility.(x) A gas processing plant, including a plant used in the processing, treatment, or fractionation of natural gas.(xi) A transmission facility used by a federally licensed radio or television station.(xii) A steelmaking facility that uses an electrical arc furnace to make steel.(xiii) A dam that is classified as a high hazard.(xiv) A city hall.(xv) The State Capitol.(xvi) Any facility or property designated by the Federal Aviation Administration as a national security-sensitive facility.(B) If a statewide emergency has been declared:(i) Any alternate government facilities utilized as part of emergency response.(ii) State Operations Centers.(iii) Critical access hospitals or any other health care facility in which a majority of admitted patients are victims of the declared state of emergency.(C) If enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier obviously designed to exclude intruders:(i) Any portion of an aboveground oil, gas, or chemical pipeline;(ii) An oil or gas drilling site.(iii) A group of tanks used to store crude oil, such as a tank battery.(iv) An oil, gas, or chemical production facility.(v) An oil or gas wellhead.(vi) Any oil and gas facility that has an active flare.(2) Dam means any barrier, including any appurtenant structures, that is constructed for the purpose of permanently or temporarily impounding water.(b) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person operates an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone, and intentionally or knowingly does any of the following:(1) Flies the aircraft over a critical infrastructure facility and the unmanned aircraft is not higher than 400 feet above ground level, unless the operator is utilizing the unmanned aircraft system as part of their employment.(2) Allows the aircraft to make contact with a critical infrastructure facility, including any person or object on the premises of or within the facility.(3) Allows the aircraft to come within a distance of a critical infrastructure facility that is close enough to interfere with the operations of or cause a disturbance to the facility.(c) This section does not apply to conduct described in subdivision (b) that is performed by any of the following:(1) The federal government, the state, or a governmental entity acting in their capacity as a regulator or within the interest of public safety and security.(2) A person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of the federal government, the state, or a governmental entity acting in its capacity as a regulator or within the interest of public safety and security.(3) An operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone that is being used for a commercial purpose, if the operation is conducted in compliance with both of the following:(A) All applicable Federal Aviation Administration rules, restrictions, and exemptions.(B) All required Federal Aviation Administration authorizations.(4) A person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of an owner or operator of the critical infrastructure facility.(5) A person who has the prior written consent of the owner of operator of the critical infrastructure facility.(6) The owner or occupant of the property on which the critical infrastructure facility is located or a person who has the prior written consent of the owner or occupant of that property.SEC. 3. Section 626.8 of the Penal Code is amended to read:626.8. (a) Any A person who comes into any school building or upon any school ground, or street, sidewalk, or public way adjacent thereto, without lawful business thereon, and whose presence or acts interfere with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the school or disrupt the school or its pupils or school activities, is guilty of a misdemeanor if he or she does the person does any of the following:(1) Remains there after being asked to leave by the chief administrative official of that school or his or her their designated representative, or by a person employed as a member of a security or police department of a school district pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 38000) of Part 23 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, or a city police officer, or sheriff or deputy sheriff, or a Department of the California Highway Patrol peace officer.(2) Reenters or comes upon that place within seven days of being asked to leave by a person specified in paragraph (1).(3) Has otherwise established a continued pattern of unauthorized entry.(4) Willfully or knowingly creates a disruption with the intent to threaten the immediate physical safety of any pupil in preschool, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 8, inclusive, arriving at, attending, or leaving from school.(5) Uses an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone with the intent to threaten the immediate physical safety of any person.(b) Punishment for violation of this section shall be as follows:(1) Upon a first conviction by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.(2) If the defendant has been previously convicted once of a violation of any offense defined in this chapter or Section 415.5, by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not less than 10 days or more than six months, or by both imprisonment and a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and shall not be released on probation, parole, or any other basis until he or she has they have served not less than 10 days.(3) If the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times of a violation of any offense defined in this chapter or Section 415.5, by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not less than 90 days or more than six months, or by both imprisonment and a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and shall not be released on probation, parole, or any other basis until he or she has they have served not less than 90 days.(c) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Lawful business means a reason for being present upon school property which is not otherwise prohibited by statute, by ordinance, or by any regulation adopted pursuant to statute or ordinance.(2) Continued pattern of unauthorized entry means that on at least two prior occasions in the same school year the defendant came into any school building or upon any school ground, or street, sidewalk, or public way adjacent thereto, without lawful business thereon, and his or her their presence or acts interfered with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the school or disrupted the school or its pupils or school activities, and the defendant was asked to leave by a person specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).(3) School means any preschool or public or private school having kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.(d) When a person is directed to leave pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), the person directing him or her them to leave shall inform the person that if he or she reenters they reenter the place within seven days he or she days, they will be guilty of a crime.(e) This section shall not be utilized to impinge upon the lawful exercise of constitutionally protected rights of speech or assembly.SEC. 4. Section 4577 of the Penal Code is amended to read:4577. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), a person who knowingly and intentionally operates an unmanned aircraft system on or above the grounds of a state prison, a jail, or a juvenile hall, camp, or ranch is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500). two thousand dollars ($2,000).(b) This section does not apply to a person employed by the prison who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the prison.(c) This section does not apply to a person employed by the jail who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the county sheriff to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the jail.(d) This section does not apply to a person employed by the county department that operates the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the county department that operates the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch.(e) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Unmanned aircraft means an aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft.(2) Unmanned aircraft system means an unmanned aircraft and associated elements, including, but not limited to, communication links and the components that control the unmanned aircraft that are required for the pilot in command to operate safely and efficiently in the national airspace system.SEC. 5. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 260Introduced by Senator WahabFebruary 03, 2025 An act to amend Section 12761 of the Insurance Code, and to amend Sections 626.8 and 4577 of, and to add Section 402.5 to, the Penal Code, relating to unmanned aircraft.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 260, as introduced, Wahab. Unmanned aircraft.Existing law requires a home protection company that requires an onsite inspection as a prequalification for the issuance of a home protection contract to offer a report on the inspection, as specified.This bill would prohibit an onsite inspection of a home conducted by a remotely operated unmanned aircraft from constituting sufficient evidence for the termination of a home protection contract, unless the findings of the inspection are corroborated, as specified. The bill would require a home protection company intending to inspect a property using an unmanned aircraft to notify the issue of a home protection contract no less than 14 calendar days prior to the inspection, and would prohibit an inspection conducted using an unmanned aircraft without the above-described notice from constituting sufficient reason to modify or terminate the contract. The bill would require a home protection company or its authorized agents to provide to, upon the request of, a property owner, copies of photographic or videographic evidence that are gathered during a prequalification or subsequent inspection and are used in the inspection report.Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to enter or remain upon any property that is posted against trespassing and loitering, as specified, without the written permission of the owner, tenant, or occupant in legal possession or control of the property. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to operate an unmanned aerial vehicle at the scene of an emergency for the purpose of viewing the scene or the activities of emergency responders, as specified.This bill would make it a misdemeanor to intentionally or knowingly operate an unmanned aircraft over, allow an unmanned aircraft to make contact with, or to come within a distance that would interfere with, the operations of a critical infrastructure facility, as defined, with specified exceptions, including that the operator is a governmental entity acting in their capacity as a regulator or the operator has the written consent of the owner or operator of the facility. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a person to enter into a school building or upon school grounds, or on public property adjacent to the school, and interfere with or disrupt the activities of the school by remaining on or reentering the property after being asked to leave, or creating a disruption with the intent to threaten the safety of a pupil, as specified.This bill would additionally make it a misdemeanor to use an unmanned aircraft with the intent to threaten the safety of any person in a school or on school grounds. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.Existing law makes it an infraction, punishable by a fine of $500, for a person to operate an unmanned aircraft on or above the grounds of a penal institution, as specified.This bill would increase that penalty to $2,000.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 260
Introduced by Senator WahabFebruary 03, 2025
Introduced by Senator Wahab
February 03, 2025
An act to amend Section 12761 of the Insurance Code, and to amend Sections 626.8 and 4577 of, and to add Section 402.5 to, the Penal Code, relating to unmanned aircraft.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 260, as introduced, Wahab. Unmanned aircraft.
Existing law requires a home protection company that requires an onsite inspection as a prequalification for the issuance of a home protection contract to offer a report on the inspection, as specified.This bill would prohibit an onsite inspection of a home conducted by a remotely operated unmanned aircraft from constituting sufficient evidence for the termination of a home protection contract, unless the findings of the inspection are corroborated, as specified. The bill would require a home protection company intending to inspect a property using an unmanned aircraft to notify the issue of a home protection contract no less than 14 calendar days prior to the inspection, and would prohibit an inspection conducted using an unmanned aircraft without the above-described notice from constituting sufficient reason to modify or terminate the contract. The bill would require a home protection company or its authorized agents to provide to, upon the request of, a property owner, copies of photographic or videographic evidence that are gathered during a prequalification or subsequent inspection and are used in the inspection report.Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to enter or remain upon any property that is posted against trespassing and loitering, as specified, without the written permission of the owner, tenant, or occupant in legal possession or control of the property. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to operate an unmanned aerial vehicle at the scene of an emergency for the purpose of viewing the scene or the activities of emergency responders, as specified.This bill would make it a misdemeanor to intentionally or knowingly operate an unmanned aircraft over, allow an unmanned aircraft to make contact with, or to come within a distance that would interfere with, the operations of a critical infrastructure facility, as defined, with specified exceptions, including that the operator is a governmental entity acting in their capacity as a regulator or the operator has the written consent of the owner or operator of the facility. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a person to enter into a school building or upon school grounds, or on public property adjacent to the school, and interfere with or disrupt the activities of the school by remaining on or reentering the property after being asked to leave, or creating a disruption with the intent to threaten the safety of a pupil, as specified.This bill would additionally make it a misdemeanor to use an unmanned aircraft with the intent to threaten the safety of any person in a school or on school grounds. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.Existing law makes it an infraction, punishable by a fine of $500, for a person to operate an unmanned aircraft on or above the grounds of a penal institution, as specified.This bill would increase that penalty to $2,000.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law requires a home protection company that requires an onsite inspection as a prequalification for the issuance of a home protection contract to offer a report on the inspection, as specified.
This bill would prohibit an onsite inspection of a home conducted by a remotely operated unmanned aircraft from constituting sufficient evidence for the termination of a home protection contract, unless the findings of the inspection are corroborated, as specified. The bill would require a home protection company intending to inspect a property using an unmanned aircraft to notify the issue of a home protection contract no less than 14 calendar days prior to the inspection, and would prohibit an inspection conducted using an unmanned aircraft without the above-described notice from constituting sufficient reason to modify or terminate the contract. The bill would require a home protection company or its authorized agents to provide to, upon the request of, a property owner, copies of photographic or videographic evidence that are gathered during a prequalification or subsequent inspection and are used in the inspection report.
Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to enter or remain upon any property that is posted against trespassing and loitering, as specified, without the written permission of the owner, tenant, or occupant in legal possession or control of the property. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to operate an unmanned aerial vehicle at the scene of an emergency for the purpose of viewing the scene or the activities of emergency responders, as specified.
This bill would make it a misdemeanor to intentionally or knowingly operate an unmanned aircraft over, allow an unmanned aircraft to make contact with, or to come within a distance that would interfere with, the operations of a critical infrastructure facility, as defined, with specified exceptions, including that the operator is a governmental entity acting in their capacity as a regulator or the operator has the written consent of the owner or operator of the facility. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a person to enter into a school building or upon school grounds, or on public property adjacent to the school, and interfere with or disrupt the activities of the school by remaining on or reentering the property after being asked to leave, or creating a disruption with the intent to threaten the safety of a pupil, as specified.
This bill would additionally make it a misdemeanor to use an unmanned aircraft with the intent to threaten the safety of any person in a school or on school grounds. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
Existing law makes it an infraction, punishable by a fine of $500, for a person to operate an unmanned aircraft on or above the grounds of a penal institution, as specified.
This bill would increase that penalty to $2,000.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 12761 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:12761. (a) The furnishing of a home protection contract without charge to any a person shall constitute a violation of this part. No home protection contract providing coverage prior to the time an interest in the home to which it attaches is sold shall be issued or delivered unless it provides for consideration. Such consideration may consist of a bona fide promise to pay the protection contract fee at the time of and only upon transfer of of, and only upon transfer of, title.(b) A home protection company may require an onsite inspection as a prequalification for the issuance of a home protection contract, and in such event contract. If the company requires an inspection, the company shall offer a report on the inspection to the applicant in connection with a bona fide application for the issuance of such a contract even though if the issuance of a contract on the property which is the subject of the inspection does not occur.(c) (1) An onsite inspection of a property conducted by a remotely operated unmanned aircraft shall not constitute sufficient evidence for the termination of a home protection contract, unless the findings of the inspection are corroborated by an inspection conducted by a property inspector within 14 calendar days from the date of the unmanned aircraft inspection.(2) A home protection company intending to inspect a property using an unmanned aircraft shall notify the individual to whom the home protection contract is issued no less than 14 calendar days prior to the inspection. An inspection conducted using an unmanned aircraft without this notice shall not constitute sufficient reason to modify or terminate a home protection contract.(d) Upon the request of a property owner, a home protection company or its authorized agents shall provide copies of the photographic or videographic evidence gathered pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) that is used in the property inspection report to the property owner.SEC. 2. Section 402.5 is added to the Penal Code, immediately following Section 402, to read:402.5. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Critical infrastructure facility means all of the following:(A) Any of the following, if the location is completely enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier that is obviously designed to exclude intruders, or if the location is clearly marked with a sign that is posted on the property, is reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders, and indicates that entry is forbidden:(i) A petroleum or alumina refinery.(ii) An electrical power generating facility, substation, switching station, or electrical control center.(iii) A chemical, polymer, or rubber manufacturing facility.(iv) Medication or medical device production facilities.(v) A water intake structure, water treatment facility, wastewater treatment plant, or pump station.(vi) A natural gas compressor station.(vii) A liquid natural gas terminal or storage facility.(viii) A telecommunications central switching office or any structure used as part of a system to provide wired or wireless telecommunications services.(ix) A port, railroad switching yard, trucking terminal, or any other freight transportation facility.(x) A gas processing plant, including a plant used in the processing, treatment, or fractionation of natural gas.(xi) A transmission facility used by a federally licensed radio or television station.(xii) A steelmaking facility that uses an electrical arc furnace to make steel.(xiii) A dam that is classified as a high hazard.(xiv) A city hall.(xv) The State Capitol.(xvi) Any facility or property designated by the Federal Aviation Administration as a national security-sensitive facility.(B) If a statewide emergency has been declared:(i) Any alternate government facilities utilized as part of emergency response.(ii) State Operations Centers.(iii) Critical access hospitals or any other health care facility in which a majority of admitted patients are victims of the declared state of emergency.(C) If enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier obviously designed to exclude intruders:(i) Any portion of an aboveground oil, gas, or chemical pipeline;(ii) An oil or gas drilling site.(iii) A group of tanks used to store crude oil, such as a tank battery.(iv) An oil, gas, or chemical production facility.(v) An oil or gas wellhead.(vi) Any oil and gas facility that has an active flare.(2) Dam means any barrier, including any appurtenant structures, that is constructed for the purpose of permanently or temporarily impounding water.(b) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person operates an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone, and intentionally or knowingly does any of the following:(1) Flies the aircraft over a critical infrastructure facility and the unmanned aircraft is not higher than 400 feet above ground level, unless the operator is utilizing the unmanned aircraft system as part of their employment.(2) Allows the aircraft to make contact with a critical infrastructure facility, including any person or object on the premises of or within the facility.(3) Allows the aircraft to come within a distance of a critical infrastructure facility that is close enough to interfere with the operations of or cause a disturbance to the facility.(c) This section does not apply to conduct described in subdivision (b) that is performed by any of the following:(1) The federal government, the state, or a governmental entity acting in their capacity as a regulator or within the interest of public safety and security.(2) A person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of the federal government, the state, or a governmental entity acting in its capacity as a regulator or within the interest of public safety and security.(3) An operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone that is being used for a commercial purpose, if the operation is conducted in compliance with both of the following:(A) All applicable Federal Aviation Administration rules, restrictions, and exemptions.(B) All required Federal Aviation Administration authorizations.(4) A person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of an owner or operator of the critical infrastructure facility.(5) A person who has the prior written consent of the owner of operator of the critical infrastructure facility.(6) The owner or occupant of the property on which the critical infrastructure facility is located or a person who has the prior written consent of the owner or occupant of that property.SEC. 3. Section 626.8 of the Penal Code is amended to read:626.8. (a) Any A person who comes into any school building or upon any school ground, or street, sidewalk, or public way adjacent thereto, without lawful business thereon, and whose presence or acts interfere with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the school or disrupt the school or its pupils or school activities, is guilty of a misdemeanor if he or she does the person does any of the following:(1) Remains there after being asked to leave by the chief administrative official of that school or his or her their designated representative, or by a person employed as a member of a security or police department of a school district pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 38000) of Part 23 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, or a city police officer, or sheriff or deputy sheriff, or a Department of the California Highway Patrol peace officer.(2) Reenters or comes upon that place within seven days of being asked to leave by a person specified in paragraph (1).(3) Has otherwise established a continued pattern of unauthorized entry.(4) Willfully or knowingly creates a disruption with the intent to threaten the immediate physical safety of any pupil in preschool, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 8, inclusive, arriving at, attending, or leaving from school.(5) Uses an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone with the intent to threaten the immediate physical safety of any person.(b) Punishment for violation of this section shall be as follows:(1) Upon a first conviction by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.(2) If the defendant has been previously convicted once of a violation of any offense defined in this chapter or Section 415.5, by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not less than 10 days or more than six months, or by both imprisonment and a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and shall not be released on probation, parole, or any other basis until he or she has they have served not less than 10 days.(3) If the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times of a violation of any offense defined in this chapter or Section 415.5, by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not less than 90 days or more than six months, or by both imprisonment and a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and shall not be released on probation, parole, or any other basis until he or she has they have served not less than 90 days.(c) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Lawful business means a reason for being present upon school property which is not otherwise prohibited by statute, by ordinance, or by any regulation adopted pursuant to statute or ordinance.(2) Continued pattern of unauthorized entry means that on at least two prior occasions in the same school year the defendant came into any school building or upon any school ground, or street, sidewalk, or public way adjacent thereto, without lawful business thereon, and his or her their presence or acts interfered with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the school or disrupted the school or its pupils or school activities, and the defendant was asked to leave by a person specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).(3) School means any preschool or public or private school having kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.(d) When a person is directed to leave pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), the person directing him or her them to leave shall inform the person that if he or she reenters they reenter the place within seven days he or she days, they will be guilty of a crime.(e) This section shall not be utilized to impinge upon the lawful exercise of constitutionally protected rights of speech or assembly.SEC. 4. Section 4577 of the Penal Code is amended to read:4577. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), a person who knowingly and intentionally operates an unmanned aircraft system on or above the grounds of a state prison, a jail, or a juvenile hall, camp, or ranch is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500). two thousand dollars ($2,000).(b) This section does not apply to a person employed by the prison who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the prison.(c) This section does not apply to a person employed by the jail who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the county sheriff to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the jail.(d) This section does not apply to a person employed by the county department that operates the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the county department that operates the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch.(e) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Unmanned aircraft means an aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft.(2) Unmanned aircraft system means an unmanned aircraft and associated elements, including, but not limited to, communication links and the components that control the unmanned aircraft that are required for the pilot in command to operate safely and efficiently in the national airspace system.SEC. 5. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 12761 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:12761. (a) The furnishing of a home protection contract without charge to any a person shall constitute a violation of this part. No home protection contract providing coverage prior to the time an interest in the home to which it attaches is sold shall be issued or delivered unless it provides for consideration. Such consideration may consist of a bona fide promise to pay the protection contract fee at the time of and only upon transfer of of, and only upon transfer of, title.(b) A home protection company may require an onsite inspection as a prequalification for the issuance of a home protection contract, and in such event contract. If the company requires an inspection, the company shall offer a report on the inspection to the applicant in connection with a bona fide application for the issuance of such a contract even though if the issuance of a contract on the property which is the subject of the inspection does not occur.(c) (1) An onsite inspection of a property conducted by a remotely operated unmanned aircraft shall not constitute sufficient evidence for the termination of a home protection contract, unless the findings of the inspection are corroborated by an inspection conducted by a property inspector within 14 calendar days from the date of the unmanned aircraft inspection.(2) A home protection company intending to inspect a property using an unmanned aircraft shall notify the individual to whom the home protection contract is issued no less than 14 calendar days prior to the inspection. An inspection conducted using an unmanned aircraft without this notice shall not constitute sufficient reason to modify or terminate a home protection contract.(d) Upon the request of a property owner, a home protection company or its authorized agents shall provide copies of the photographic or videographic evidence gathered pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) that is used in the property inspection report to the property owner.
SECTION 1. Section 12761 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
12761. (a) The furnishing of a home protection contract without charge to any a person shall constitute a violation of this part. No home protection contract providing coverage prior to the time an interest in the home to which it attaches is sold shall be issued or delivered unless it provides for consideration. Such consideration may consist of a bona fide promise to pay the protection contract fee at the time of and only upon transfer of of, and only upon transfer of, title.(b) A home protection company may require an onsite inspection as a prequalification for the issuance of a home protection contract, and in such event contract. If the company requires an inspection, the company shall offer a report on the inspection to the applicant in connection with a bona fide application for the issuance of such a contract even though if the issuance of a contract on the property which is the subject of the inspection does not occur.(c) (1) An onsite inspection of a property conducted by a remotely operated unmanned aircraft shall not constitute sufficient evidence for the termination of a home protection contract, unless the findings of the inspection are corroborated by an inspection conducted by a property inspector within 14 calendar days from the date of the unmanned aircraft inspection.(2) A home protection company intending to inspect a property using an unmanned aircraft shall notify the individual to whom the home protection contract is issued no less than 14 calendar days prior to the inspection. An inspection conducted using an unmanned aircraft without this notice shall not constitute sufficient reason to modify or terminate a home protection contract.(d) Upon the request of a property owner, a home protection company or its authorized agents shall provide copies of the photographic or videographic evidence gathered pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) that is used in the property inspection report to the property owner.
12761. (a) The furnishing of a home protection contract without charge to any a person shall constitute a violation of this part. No home protection contract providing coverage prior to the time an interest in the home to which it attaches is sold shall be issued or delivered unless it provides for consideration. Such consideration may consist of a bona fide promise to pay the protection contract fee at the time of and only upon transfer of of, and only upon transfer of, title.(b) A home protection company may require an onsite inspection as a prequalification for the issuance of a home protection contract, and in such event contract. If the company requires an inspection, the company shall offer a report on the inspection to the applicant in connection with a bona fide application for the issuance of such a contract even though if the issuance of a contract on the property which is the subject of the inspection does not occur.(c) (1) An onsite inspection of a property conducted by a remotely operated unmanned aircraft shall not constitute sufficient evidence for the termination of a home protection contract, unless the findings of the inspection are corroborated by an inspection conducted by a property inspector within 14 calendar days from the date of the unmanned aircraft inspection.(2) A home protection company intending to inspect a property using an unmanned aircraft shall notify the individual to whom the home protection contract is issued no less than 14 calendar days prior to the inspection. An inspection conducted using an unmanned aircraft without this notice shall not constitute sufficient reason to modify or terminate a home protection contract.(d) Upon the request of a property owner, a home protection company or its authorized agents shall provide copies of the photographic or videographic evidence gathered pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) that is used in the property inspection report to the property owner.
12761. (a) The furnishing of a home protection contract without charge to any a person shall constitute a violation of this part. No home protection contract providing coverage prior to the time an interest in the home to which it attaches is sold shall be issued or delivered unless it provides for consideration. Such consideration may consist of a bona fide promise to pay the protection contract fee at the time of and only upon transfer of of, and only upon transfer of, title.(b) A home protection company may require an onsite inspection as a prequalification for the issuance of a home protection contract, and in such event contract. If the company requires an inspection, the company shall offer a report on the inspection to the applicant in connection with a bona fide application for the issuance of such a contract even though if the issuance of a contract on the property which is the subject of the inspection does not occur.(c) (1) An onsite inspection of a property conducted by a remotely operated unmanned aircraft shall not constitute sufficient evidence for the termination of a home protection contract, unless the findings of the inspection are corroborated by an inspection conducted by a property inspector within 14 calendar days from the date of the unmanned aircraft inspection.(2) A home protection company intending to inspect a property using an unmanned aircraft shall notify the individual to whom the home protection contract is issued no less than 14 calendar days prior to the inspection. An inspection conducted using an unmanned aircraft without this notice shall not constitute sufficient reason to modify or terminate a home protection contract.(d) Upon the request of a property owner, a home protection company or its authorized agents shall provide copies of the photographic or videographic evidence gathered pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) that is used in the property inspection report to the property owner.
12761. (a) The furnishing of a home protection contract without charge to any a person shall constitute a violation of this part. No home protection contract providing coverage prior to the time an interest in the home to which it attaches is sold shall be issued or delivered unless it provides for consideration. Such consideration may consist of a bona fide promise to pay the protection contract fee at the time of and only upon transfer of of, and only upon transfer of, title.
(b) A home protection company may require an onsite inspection as a prequalification for the issuance of a home protection contract, and in such event contract. If the company requires an inspection, the company shall offer a report on the inspection to the applicant in connection with a bona fide application for the issuance of such a contract even though if the issuance of a contract on the property which is the subject of the inspection does not occur.
(c) (1) An onsite inspection of a property conducted by a remotely operated unmanned aircraft shall not constitute sufficient evidence for the termination of a home protection contract, unless the findings of the inspection are corroborated by an inspection conducted by a property inspector within 14 calendar days from the date of the unmanned aircraft inspection.
(2) A home protection company intending to inspect a property using an unmanned aircraft shall notify the individual to whom the home protection contract is issued no less than 14 calendar days prior to the inspection. An inspection conducted using an unmanned aircraft without this notice shall not constitute sufficient reason to modify or terminate a home protection contract.
(d) Upon the request of a property owner, a home protection company or its authorized agents shall provide copies of the photographic or videographic evidence gathered pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) that is used in the property inspection report to the property owner.
SEC. 2. Section 402.5 is added to the Penal Code, immediately following Section 402, to read:402.5. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Critical infrastructure facility means all of the following:(A) Any of the following, if the location is completely enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier that is obviously designed to exclude intruders, or if the location is clearly marked with a sign that is posted on the property, is reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders, and indicates that entry is forbidden:(i) A petroleum or alumina refinery.(ii) An electrical power generating facility, substation, switching station, or electrical control center.(iii) A chemical, polymer, or rubber manufacturing facility.(iv) Medication or medical device production facilities.(v) A water intake structure, water treatment facility, wastewater treatment plant, or pump station.(vi) A natural gas compressor station.(vii) A liquid natural gas terminal or storage facility.(viii) A telecommunications central switching office or any structure used as part of a system to provide wired or wireless telecommunications services.(ix) A port, railroad switching yard, trucking terminal, or any other freight transportation facility.(x) A gas processing plant, including a plant used in the processing, treatment, or fractionation of natural gas.(xi) A transmission facility used by a federally licensed radio or television station.(xii) A steelmaking facility that uses an electrical arc furnace to make steel.(xiii) A dam that is classified as a high hazard.(xiv) A city hall.(xv) The State Capitol.(xvi) Any facility or property designated by the Federal Aviation Administration as a national security-sensitive facility.(B) If a statewide emergency has been declared:(i) Any alternate government facilities utilized as part of emergency response.(ii) State Operations Centers.(iii) Critical access hospitals or any other health care facility in which a majority of admitted patients are victims of the declared state of emergency.(C) If enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier obviously designed to exclude intruders:(i) Any portion of an aboveground oil, gas, or chemical pipeline;(ii) An oil or gas drilling site.(iii) A group of tanks used to store crude oil, such as a tank battery.(iv) An oil, gas, or chemical production facility.(v) An oil or gas wellhead.(vi) Any oil and gas facility that has an active flare.(2) Dam means any barrier, including any appurtenant structures, that is constructed for the purpose of permanently or temporarily impounding water.(b) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person operates an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone, and intentionally or knowingly does any of the following:(1) Flies the aircraft over a critical infrastructure facility and the unmanned aircraft is not higher than 400 feet above ground level, unless the operator is utilizing the unmanned aircraft system as part of their employment.(2) Allows the aircraft to make contact with a critical infrastructure facility, including any person or object on the premises of or within the facility.(3) Allows the aircraft to come within a distance of a critical infrastructure facility that is close enough to interfere with the operations of or cause a disturbance to the facility.(c) This section does not apply to conduct described in subdivision (b) that is performed by any of the following:(1) The federal government, the state, or a governmental entity acting in their capacity as a regulator or within the interest of public safety and security.(2) A person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of the federal government, the state, or a governmental entity acting in its capacity as a regulator or within the interest of public safety and security.(3) An operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone that is being used for a commercial purpose, if the operation is conducted in compliance with both of the following:(A) All applicable Federal Aviation Administration rules, restrictions, and exemptions.(B) All required Federal Aviation Administration authorizations.(4) A person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of an owner or operator of the critical infrastructure facility.(5) A person who has the prior written consent of the owner of operator of the critical infrastructure facility.(6) The owner or occupant of the property on which the critical infrastructure facility is located or a person who has the prior written consent of the owner or occupant of that property.
SEC. 2. Section 402.5 is added to the Penal Code, immediately following Section 402, to read:
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402.5. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Critical infrastructure facility means all of the following:(A) Any of the following, if the location is completely enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier that is obviously designed to exclude intruders, or if the location is clearly marked with a sign that is posted on the property, is reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders, and indicates that entry is forbidden:(i) A petroleum or alumina refinery.(ii) An electrical power generating facility, substation, switching station, or electrical control center.(iii) A chemical, polymer, or rubber manufacturing facility.(iv) Medication or medical device production facilities.(v) A water intake structure, water treatment facility, wastewater treatment plant, or pump station.(vi) A natural gas compressor station.(vii) A liquid natural gas terminal or storage facility.(viii) A telecommunications central switching office or any structure used as part of a system to provide wired or wireless telecommunications services.(ix) A port, railroad switching yard, trucking terminal, or any other freight transportation facility.(x) A gas processing plant, including a plant used in the processing, treatment, or fractionation of natural gas.(xi) A transmission facility used by a federally licensed radio or television station.(xii) A steelmaking facility that uses an electrical arc furnace to make steel.(xiii) A dam that is classified as a high hazard.(xiv) A city hall.(xv) The State Capitol.(xvi) Any facility or property designated by the Federal Aviation Administration as a national security-sensitive facility.(B) If a statewide emergency has been declared:(i) Any alternate government facilities utilized as part of emergency response.(ii) State Operations Centers.(iii) Critical access hospitals or any other health care facility in which a majority of admitted patients are victims of the declared state of emergency.(C) If enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier obviously designed to exclude intruders:(i) Any portion of an aboveground oil, gas, or chemical pipeline;(ii) An oil or gas drilling site.(iii) A group of tanks used to store crude oil, such as a tank battery.(iv) An oil, gas, or chemical production facility.(v) An oil or gas wellhead.(vi) Any oil and gas facility that has an active flare.(2) Dam means any barrier, including any appurtenant structures, that is constructed for the purpose of permanently or temporarily impounding water.(b) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person operates an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone, and intentionally or knowingly does any of the following:(1) Flies the aircraft over a critical infrastructure facility and the unmanned aircraft is not higher than 400 feet above ground level, unless the operator is utilizing the unmanned aircraft system as part of their employment.(2) Allows the aircraft to make contact with a critical infrastructure facility, including any person or object on the premises of or within the facility.(3) Allows the aircraft to come within a distance of a critical infrastructure facility that is close enough to interfere with the operations of or cause a disturbance to the facility.(c) This section does not apply to conduct described in subdivision (b) that is performed by any of the following:(1) The federal government, the state, or a governmental entity acting in their capacity as a regulator or within the interest of public safety and security.(2) A person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of the federal government, the state, or a governmental entity acting in its capacity as a regulator or within the interest of public safety and security.(3) An operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone that is being used for a commercial purpose, if the operation is conducted in compliance with both of the following:(A) All applicable Federal Aviation Administration rules, restrictions, and exemptions.(B) All required Federal Aviation Administration authorizations.(4) A person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of an owner or operator of the critical infrastructure facility.(5) A person who has the prior written consent of the owner of operator of the critical infrastructure facility.(6) The owner or occupant of the property on which the critical infrastructure facility is located or a person who has the prior written consent of the owner or occupant of that property.
402.5. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Critical infrastructure facility means all of the following:(A) Any of the following, if the location is completely enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier that is obviously designed to exclude intruders, or if the location is clearly marked with a sign that is posted on the property, is reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders, and indicates that entry is forbidden:(i) A petroleum or alumina refinery.(ii) An electrical power generating facility, substation, switching station, or electrical control center.(iii) A chemical, polymer, or rubber manufacturing facility.(iv) Medication or medical device production facilities.(v) A water intake structure, water treatment facility, wastewater treatment plant, or pump station.(vi) A natural gas compressor station.(vii) A liquid natural gas terminal or storage facility.(viii) A telecommunications central switching office or any structure used as part of a system to provide wired or wireless telecommunications services.(ix) A port, railroad switching yard, trucking terminal, or any other freight transportation facility.(x) A gas processing plant, including a plant used in the processing, treatment, or fractionation of natural gas.(xi) A transmission facility used by a federally licensed radio or television station.(xii) A steelmaking facility that uses an electrical arc furnace to make steel.(xiii) A dam that is classified as a high hazard.(xiv) A city hall.(xv) The State Capitol.(xvi) Any facility or property designated by the Federal Aviation Administration as a national security-sensitive facility.(B) If a statewide emergency has been declared:(i) Any alternate government facilities utilized as part of emergency response.(ii) State Operations Centers.(iii) Critical access hospitals or any other health care facility in which a majority of admitted patients are victims of the declared state of emergency.(C) If enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier obviously designed to exclude intruders:(i) Any portion of an aboveground oil, gas, or chemical pipeline;(ii) An oil or gas drilling site.(iii) A group of tanks used to store crude oil, such as a tank battery.(iv) An oil, gas, or chemical production facility.(v) An oil or gas wellhead.(vi) Any oil and gas facility that has an active flare.(2) Dam means any barrier, including any appurtenant structures, that is constructed for the purpose of permanently or temporarily impounding water.(b) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person operates an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone, and intentionally or knowingly does any of the following:(1) Flies the aircraft over a critical infrastructure facility and the unmanned aircraft is not higher than 400 feet above ground level, unless the operator is utilizing the unmanned aircraft system as part of their employment.(2) Allows the aircraft to make contact with a critical infrastructure facility, including any person or object on the premises of or within the facility.(3) Allows the aircraft to come within a distance of a critical infrastructure facility that is close enough to interfere with the operations of or cause a disturbance to the facility.(c) This section does not apply to conduct described in subdivision (b) that is performed by any of the following:(1) The federal government, the state, or a governmental entity acting in their capacity as a regulator or within the interest of public safety and security.(2) A person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of the federal government, the state, or a governmental entity acting in its capacity as a regulator or within the interest of public safety and security.(3) An operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone that is being used for a commercial purpose, if the operation is conducted in compliance with both of the following:(A) All applicable Federal Aviation Administration rules, restrictions, and exemptions.(B) All required Federal Aviation Administration authorizations.(4) A person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of an owner or operator of the critical infrastructure facility.(5) A person who has the prior written consent of the owner of operator of the critical infrastructure facility.(6) The owner or occupant of the property on which the critical infrastructure facility is located or a person who has the prior written consent of the owner or occupant of that property.
402.5. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Critical infrastructure facility means all of the following:(A) Any of the following, if the location is completely enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier that is obviously designed to exclude intruders, or if the location is clearly marked with a sign that is posted on the property, is reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders, and indicates that entry is forbidden:(i) A petroleum or alumina refinery.(ii) An electrical power generating facility, substation, switching station, or electrical control center.(iii) A chemical, polymer, or rubber manufacturing facility.(iv) Medication or medical device production facilities.(v) A water intake structure, water treatment facility, wastewater treatment plant, or pump station.(vi) A natural gas compressor station.(vii) A liquid natural gas terminal or storage facility.(viii) A telecommunications central switching office or any structure used as part of a system to provide wired or wireless telecommunications services.(ix) A port, railroad switching yard, trucking terminal, or any other freight transportation facility.(x) A gas processing plant, including a plant used in the processing, treatment, or fractionation of natural gas.(xi) A transmission facility used by a federally licensed radio or television station.(xii) A steelmaking facility that uses an electrical arc furnace to make steel.(xiii) A dam that is classified as a high hazard.(xiv) A city hall.(xv) The State Capitol.(xvi) Any facility or property designated by the Federal Aviation Administration as a national security-sensitive facility.(B) If a statewide emergency has been declared:(i) Any alternate government facilities utilized as part of emergency response.(ii) State Operations Centers.(iii) Critical access hospitals or any other health care facility in which a majority of admitted patients are victims of the declared state of emergency.(C) If enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier obviously designed to exclude intruders:(i) Any portion of an aboveground oil, gas, or chemical pipeline;(ii) An oil or gas drilling site.(iii) A group of tanks used to store crude oil, such as a tank battery.(iv) An oil, gas, or chemical production facility.(v) An oil or gas wellhead.(vi) Any oil and gas facility that has an active flare.(2) Dam means any barrier, including any appurtenant structures, that is constructed for the purpose of permanently or temporarily impounding water.(b) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person operates an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone, and intentionally or knowingly does any of the following:(1) Flies the aircraft over a critical infrastructure facility and the unmanned aircraft is not higher than 400 feet above ground level, unless the operator is utilizing the unmanned aircraft system as part of their employment.(2) Allows the aircraft to make contact with a critical infrastructure facility, including any person or object on the premises of or within the facility.(3) Allows the aircraft to come within a distance of a critical infrastructure facility that is close enough to interfere with the operations of or cause a disturbance to the facility.(c) This section does not apply to conduct described in subdivision (b) that is performed by any of the following:(1) The federal government, the state, or a governmental entity acting in their capacity as a regulator or within the interest of public safety and security.(2) A person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of the federal government, the state, or a governmental entity acting in its capacity as a regulator or within the interest of public safety and security.(3) An operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone that is being used for a commercial purpose, if the operation is conducted in compliance with both of the following:(A) All applicable Federal Aviation Administration rules, restrictions, and exemptions.(B) All required Federal Aviation Administration authorizations.(4) A person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of an owner or operator of the critical infrastructure facility.(5) A person who has the prior written consent of the owner of operator of the critical infrastructure facility.(6) The owner or occupant of the property on which the critical infrastructure facility is located or a person who has the prior written consent of the owner or occupant of that property.
402.5. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) Critical infrastructure facility means all of the following:
(A) Any of the following, if the location is completely enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier that is obviously designed to exclude intruders, or if the location is clearly marked with a sign that is posted on the property, is reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders, and indicates that entry is forbidden:
(i) A petroleum or alumina refinery.
(ii) An electrical power generating facility, substation, switching station, or electrical control center.
(iii) A chemical, polymer, or rubber manufacturing facility.
(iv) Medication or medical device production facilities.
(v) A water intake structure, water treatment facility, wastewater treatment plant, or pump station.
(vi) A natural gas compressor station.
(vii) A liquid natural gas terminal or storage facility.
(viii) A telecommunications central switching office or any structure used as part of a system to provide wired or wireless telecommunications services.
(ix) A port, railroad switching yard, trucking terminal, or any other freight transportation facility.
(x) A gas processing plant, including a plant used in the processing, treatment, or fractionation of natural gas.
(xi) A transmission facility used by a federally licensed radio or television station.
(xii) A steelmaking facility that uses an electrical arc furnace to make steel.
(xiii) A dam that is classified as a high hazard.
(xiv) A city hall.
(xv) The State Capitol.
(xvi) Any facility or property designated by the Federal Aviation Administration as a national security-sensitive facility.
(B) If a statewide emergency has been declared:
(i) Any alternate government facilities utilized as part of emergency response.
(ii) State Operations Centers.
(iii) Critical access hospitals or any other health care facility in which a majority of admitted patients are victims of the declared state of emergency.
(C) If enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier obviously designed to exclude intruders:
(i) Any portion of an aboveground oil, gas, or chemical pipeline;
(ii) An oil or gas drilling site.
(iii) A group of tanks used to store crude oil, such as a tank battery.
(iv) An oil, gas, or chemical production facility.
(v) An oil or gas wellhead.
(vi) Any oil and gas facility that has an active flare.
(2) Dam means any barrier, including any appurtenant structures, that is constructed for the purpose of permanently or temporarily impounding water.
(b) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person operates an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone, and intentionally or knowingly does any of the following:
(1) Flies the aircraft over a critical infrastructure facility and the unmanned aircraft is not higher than 400 feet above ground level, unless the operator is utilizing the unmanned aircraft system as part of their employment.
(2) Allows the aircraft to make contact with a critical infrastructure facility, including any person or object on the premises of or within the facility.
(3) Allows the aircraft to come within a distance of a critical infrastructure facility that is close enough to interfere with the operations of or cause a disturbance to the facility.
(c) This section does not apply to conduct described in subdivision (b) that is performed by any of the following:
(1) The federal government, the state, or a governmental entity acting in their capacity as a regulator or within the interest of public safety and security.
(2) A person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of the federal government, the state, or a governmental entity acting in its capacity as a regulator or within the interest of public safety and security.
(3) An operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone that is being used for a commercial purpose, if the operation is conducted in compliance with both of the following:
(A) All applicable Federal Aviation Administration rules, restrictions, and exemptions.
(B) All required Federal Aviation Administration authorizations.
(4) A person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of an owner or operator of the critical infrastructure facility.
(5) A person who has the prior written consent of the owner of operator of the critical infrastructure facility.
(6) The owner or occupant of the property on which the critical infrastructure facility is located or a person who has the prior written consent of the owner or occupant of that property.
SEC. 3. Section 626.8 of the Penal Code is amended to read:626.8. (a) Any A person who comes into any school building or upon any school ground, or street, sidewalk, or public way adjacent thereto, without lawful business thereon, and whose presence or acts interfere with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the school or disrupt the school or its pupils or school activities, is guilty of a misdemeanor if he or she does the person does any of the following:(1) Remains there after being asked to leave by the chief administrative official of that school or his or her their designated representative, or by a person employed as a member of a security or police department of a school district pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 38000) of Part 23 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, or a city police officer, or sheriff or deputy sheriff, or a Department of the California Highway Patrol peace officer.(2) Reenters or comes upon that place within seven days of being asked to leave by a person specified in paragraph (1).(3) Has otherwise established a continued pattern of unauthorized entry.(4) Willfully or knowingly creates a disruption with the intent to threaten the immediate physical safety of any pupil in preschool, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 8, inclusive, arriving at, attending, or leaving from school.(5) Uses an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone with the intent to threaten the immediate physical safety of any person.(b) Punishment for violation of this section shall be as follows:(1) Upon a first conviction by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.(2) If the defendant has been previously convicted once of a violation of any offense defined in this chapter or Section 415.5, by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not less than 10 days or more than six months, or by both imprisonment and a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and shall not be released on probation, parole, or any other basis until he or she has they have served not less than 10 days.(3) If the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times of a violation of any offense defined in this chapter or Section 415.5, by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not less than 90 days or more than six months, or by both imprisonment and a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and shall not be released on probation, parole, or any other basis until he or she has they have served not less than 90 days.(c) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Lawful business means a reason for being present upon school property which is not otherwise prohibited by statute, by ordinance, or by any regulation adopted pursuant to statute or ordinance.(2) Continued pattern of unauthorized entry means that on at least two prior occasions in the same school year the defendant came into any school building or upon any school ground, or street, sidewalk, or public way adjacent thereto, without lawful business thereon, and his or her their presence or acts interfered with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the school or disrupted the school or its pupils or school activities, and the defendant was asked to leave by a person specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).(3) School means any preschool or public or private school having kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.(d) When a person is directed to leave pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), the person directing him or her them to leave shall inform the person that if he or she reenters they reenter the place within seven days he or she days, they will be guilty of a crime.(e) This section shall not be utilized to impinge upon the lawful exercise of constitutionally protected rights of speech or assembly.
SEC. 3. Section 626.8 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
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626.8. (a) Any A person who comes into any school building or upon any school ground, or street, sidewalk, or public way adjacent thereto, without lawful business thereon, and whose presence or acts interfere with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the school or disrupt the school or its pupils or school activities, is guilty of a misdemeanor if he or she does the person does any of the following:(1) Remains there after being asked to leave by the chief administrative official of that school or his or her their designated representative, or by a person employed as a member of a security or police department of a school district pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 38000) of Part 23 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, or a city police officer, or sheriff or deputy sheriff, or a Department of the California Highway Patrol peace officer.(2) Reenters or comes upon that place within seven days of being asked to leave by a person specified in paragraph (1).(3) Has otherwise established a continued pattern of unauthorized entry.(4) Willfully or knowingly creates a disruption with the intent to threaten the immediate physical safety of any pupil in preschool, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 8, inclusive, arriving at, attending, or leaving from school.(5) Uses an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone with the intent to threaten the immediate physical safety of any person.(b) Punishment for violation of this section shall be as follows:(1) Upon a first conviction by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.(2) If the defendant has been previously convicted once of a violation of any offense defined in this chapter or Section 415.5, by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not less than 10 days or more than six months, or by both imprisonment and a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and shall not be released on probation, parole, or any other basis until he or she has they have served not less than 10 days.(3) If the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times of a violation of any offense defined in this chapter or Section 415.5, by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not less than 90 days or more than six months, or by both imprisonment and a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and shall not be released on probation, parole, or any other basis until he or she has they have served not less than 90 days.(c) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Lawful business means a reason for being present upon school property which is not otherwise prohibited by statute, by ordinance, or by any regulation adopted pursuant to statute or ordinance.(2) Continued pattern of unauthorized entry means that on at least two prior occasions in the same school year the defendant came into any school building or upon any school ground, or street, sidewalk, or public way adjacent thereto, without lawful business thereon, and his or her their presence or acts interfered with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the school or disrupted the school or its pupils or school activities, and the defendant was asked to leave by a person specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).(3) School means any preschool or public or private school having kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.(d) When a person is directed to leave pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), the person directing him or her them to leave shall inform the person that if he or she reenters they reenter the place within seven days he or she days, they will be guilty of a crime.(e) This section shall not be utilized to impinge upon the lawful exercise of constitutionally protected rights of speech or assembly.
626.8. (a) Any A person who comes into any school building or upon any school ground, or street, sidewalk, or public way adjacent thereto, without lawful business thereon, and whose presence or acts interfere with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the school or disrupt the school or its pupils or school activities, is guilty of a misdemeanor if he or she does the person does any of the following:(1) Remains there after being asked to leave by the chief administrative official of that school or his or her their designated representative, or by a person employed as a member of a security or police department of a school district pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 38000) of Part 23 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, or a city police officer, or sheriff or deputy sheriff, or a Department of the California Highway Patrol peace officer.(2) Reenters or comes upon that place within seven days of being asked to leave by a person specified in paragraph (1).(3) Has otherwise established a continued pattern of unauthorized entry.(4) Willfully or knowingly creates a disruption with the intent to threaten the immediate physical safety of any pupil in preschool, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 8, inclusive, arriving at, attending, or leaving from school.(5) Uses an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone with the intent to threaten the immediate physical safety of any person.(b) Punishment for violation of this section shall be as follows:(1) Upon a first conviction by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.(2) If the defendant has been previously convicted once of a violation of any offense defined in this chapter or Section 415.5, by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not less than 10 days or more than six months, or by both imprisonment and a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and shall not be released on probation, parole, or any other basis until he or she has they have served not less than 10 days.(3) If the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times of a violation of any offense defined in this chapter or Section 415.5, by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not less than 90 days or more than six months, or by both imprisonment and a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and shall not be released on probation, parole, or any other basis until he or she has they have served not less than 90 days.(c) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Lawful business means a reason for being present upon school property which is not otherwise prohibited by statute, by ordinance, or by any regulation adopted pursuant to statute or ordinance.(2) Continued pattern of unauthorized entry means that on at least two prior occasions in the same school year the defendant came into any school building or upon any school ground, or street, sidewalk, or public way adjacent thereto, without lawful business thereon, and his or her their presence or acts interfered with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the school or disrupted the school or its pupils or school activities, and the defendant was asked to leave by a person specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).(3) School means any preschool or public or private school having kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.(d) When a person is directed to leave pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), the person directing him or her them to leave shall inform the person that if he or she reenters they reenter the place within seven days he or she days, they will be guilty of a crime.(e) This section shall not be utilized to impinge upon the lawful exercise of constitutionally protected rights of speech or assembly.
626.8. (a) Any A person who comes into any school building or upon any school ground, or street, sidewalk, or public way adjacent thereto, without lawful business thereon, and whose presence or acts interfere with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the school or disrupt the school or its pupils or school activities, is guilty of a misdemeanor if he or she does the person does any of the following:(1) Remains there after being asked to leave by the chief administrative official of that school or his or her their designated representative, or by a person employed as a member of a security or police department of a school district pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 38000) of Part 23 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, or a city police officer, or sheriff or deputy sheriff, or a Department of the California Highway Patrol peace officer.(2) Reenters or comes upon that place within seven days of being asked to leave by a person specified in paragraph (1).(3) Has otherwise established a continued pattern of unauthorized entry.(4) Willfully or knowingly creates a disruption with the intent to threaten the immediate physical safety of any pupil in preschool, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 8, inclusive, arriving at, attending, or leaving from school.(5) Uses an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone with the intent to threaten the immediate physical safety of any person.(b) Punishment for violation of this section shall be as follows:(1) Upon a first conviction by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.(2) If the defendant has been previously convicted once of a violation of any offense defined in this chapter or Section 415.5, by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not less than 10 days or more than six months, or by both imprisonment and a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and shall not be released on probation, parole, or any other basis until he or she has they have served not less than 10 days.(3) If the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times of a violation of any offense defined in this chapter or Section 415.5, by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not less than 90 days or more than six months, or by both imprisonment and a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and shall not be released on probation, parole, or any other basis until he or she has they have served not less than 90 days.(c) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Lawful business means a reason for being present upon school property which is not otherwise prohibited by statute, by ordinance, or by any regulation adopted pursuant to statute or ordinance.(2) Continued pattern of unauthorized entry means that on at least two prior occasions in the same school year the defendant came into any school building or upon any school ground, or street, sidewalk, or public way adjacent thereto, without lawful business thereon, and his or her their presence or acts interfered with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the school or disrupted the school or its pupils or school activities, and the defendant was asked to leave by a person specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).(3) School means any preschool or public or private school having kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.(d) When a person is directed to leave pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), the person directing him or her them to leave shall inform the person that if he or she reenters they reenter the place within seven days he or she days, they will be guilty of a crime.(e) This section shall not be utilized to impinge upon the lawful exercise of constitutionally protected rights of speech or assembly.
626.8. (a) Any A person who comes into any school building or upon any school ground, or street, sidewalk, or public way adjacent thereto, without lawful business thereon, and whose presence or acts interfere with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the school or disrupt the school or its pupils or school activities, is guilty of a misdemeanor if he or she does the person does any of the following:
(1) Remains there after being asked to leave by the chief administrative official of that school or his or her their designated representative, or by a person employed as a member of a security or police department of a school district pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 38000) of Part 23 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, or a city police officer, or sheriff or deputy sheriff, or a Department of the California Highway Patrol peace officer.
(2) Reenters or comes upon that place within seven days of being asked to leave by a person specified in paragraph (1).
(3) Has otherwise established a continued pattern of unauthorized entry.
(4) Willfully or knowingly creates a disruption with the intent to threaten the immediate physical safety of any pupil in preschool, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 8, inclusive, arriving at, attending, or leaving from school.
(5) Uses an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone with the intent to threaten the immediate physical safety of any person.
(b) Punishment for violation of this section shall be as follows:
(1) Upon a first conviction by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(2) If the defendant has been previously convicted once of a violation of any offense defined in this chapter or Section 415.5, by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not less than 10 days or more than six months, or by both imprisonment and a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and shall not be released on probation, parole, or any other basis until he or she has they have served not less than 10 days.
(3) If the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times of a violation of any offense defined in this chapter or Section 415.5, by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not less than 90 days or more than six months, or by both imprisonment and a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and shall not be released on probation, parole, or any other basis until he or she has they have served not less than 90 days.
(c) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Lawful business means a reason for being present upon school property which is not otherwise prohibited by statute, by ordinance, or by any regulation adopted pursuant to statute or ordinance.
(2) Continued pattern of unauthorized entry means that on at least two prior occasions in the same school year the defendant came into any school building or upon any school ground, or street, sidewalk, or public way adjacent thereto, without lawful business thereon, and his or her their presence or acts interfered with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the school or disrupted the school or its pupils or school activities, and the defendant was asked to leave by a person specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
(3) School means any preschool or public or private school having kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.
(d) When a person is directed to leave pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), the person directing him or her them to leave shall inform the person that if he or she reenters they reenter the place within seven days he or she days, they will be guilty of a crime.
(e) This section shall not be utilized to impinge upon the lawful exercise of constitutionally protected rights of speech or assembly.
SEC. 4. Section 4577 of the Penal Code is amended to read:4577. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), a person who knowingly and intentionally operates an unmanned aircraft system on or above the grounds of a state prison, a jail, or a juvenile hall, camp, or ranch is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500). two thousand dollars ($2,000).(b) This section does not apply to a person employed by the prison who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the prison.(c) This section does not apply to a person employed by the jail who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the county sheriff to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the jail.(d) This section does not apply to a person employed by the county department that operates the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the county department that operates the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch.(e) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Unmanned aircraft means an aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft.(2) Unmanned aircraft system means an unmanned aircraft and associated elements, including, but not limited to, communication links and the components that control the unmanned aircraft that are required for the pilot in command to operate safely and efficiently in the national airspace system.
SEC. 4. Section 4577 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
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4577. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), a person who knowingly and intentionally operates an unmanned aircraft system on or above the grounds of a state prison, a jail, or a juvenile hall, camp, or ranch is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500). two thousand dollars ($2,000).(b) This section does not apply to a person employed by the prison who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the prison.(c) This section does not apply to a person employed by the jail who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the county sheriff to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the jail.(d) This section does not apply to a person employed by the county department that operates the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the county department that operates the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch.(e) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Unmanned aircraft means an aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft.(2) Unmanned aircraft system means an unmanned aircraft and associated elements, including, but not limited to, communication links and the components that control the unmanned aircraft that are required for the pilot in command to operate safely and efficiently in the national airspace system.
4577. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), a person who knowingly and intentionally operates an unmanned aircraft system on or above the grounds of a state prison, a jail, or a juvenile hall, camp, or ranch is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500). two thousand dollars ($2,000).(b) This section does not apply to a person employed by the prison who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the prison.(c) This section does not apply to a person employed by the jail who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the county sheriff to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the jail.(d) This section does not apply to a person employed by the county department that operates the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the county department that operates the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch.(e) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Unmanned aircraft means an aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft.(2) Unmanned aircraft system means an unmanned aircraft and associated elements, including, but not limited to, communication links and the components that control the unmanned aircraft that are required for the pilot in command to operate safely and efficiently in the national airspace system.
4577. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), a person who knowingly and intentionally operates an unmanned aircraft system on or above the grounds of a state prison, a jail, or a juvenile hall, camp, or ranch is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500). two thousand dollars ($2,000).(b) This section does not apply to a person employed by the prison who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the prison.(c) This section does not apply to a person employed by the jail who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the county sheriff to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the jail.(d) This section does not apply to a person employed by the county department that operates the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the county department that operates the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch.(e) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Unmanned aircraft means an aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft.(2) Unmanned aircraft system means an unmanned aircraft and associated elements, including, but not limited to, communication links and the components that control the unmanned aircraft that are required for the pilot in command to operate safely and efficiently in the national airspace system.
4577. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), a person who knowingly and intentionally operates an unmanned aircraft system on or above the grounds of a state prison, a jail, or a juvenile hall, camp, or ranch is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500). two thousand dollars ($2,000).
(b) This section does not apply to a person employed by the prison who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the prison.
(c) This section does not apply to a person employed by the jail who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the county sheriff to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the jail.
(d) This section does not apply to a person employed by the county department that operates the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her their employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the county department that operates the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the juvenile hall, camp, or ranch.
(e) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Unmanned aircraft means an aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft.
(2) Unmanned aircraft system means an unmanned aircraft and associated elements, including, but not limited to, communication links and the components that control the unmanned aircraft that are required for the pilot in command to operate safely and efficiently in the national airspace system.
SEC. 5. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
SEC. 5. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
SEC. 5. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
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