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2016 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 19
BY REPRESENTATIVE DWIGHT
CRIME: Prohibits use of an unmanned aircraft system to conduct surveillance or collect
information about a school, school premises, or correctional facilities
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 14:337(B)(3)(d) and (e), relative to unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft
3 system; to prohibit use of an unmanned aircraft system to conduct surveillance of,
4 gather evidence or collect information about, or photographically or electronically
5 record a school, school premises, or correctional facilities; to provide relative to the
6 definitions of school and school premises; and to provide for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 14:337(B)(3)(d) and (e) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง337. Unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system
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11 B. As used in this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
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13 (3) "Targeted facility" means the following systems:
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15 (d) State or local jail, prison, or other correctional facility that incarcerates
16 or detains juveniles or adults accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated
17 delinquent for violations of criminal law.
18 (e) School and school premises as defined by R.S. 14:40.6(B).
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HB NO. 19
DIGEST
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of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 19 Original 2016 Regular Session Dwight
Abstract: Prohibits use of an unmanned aircraft system to conduct surveillance of, gather
evidence or collect information about, or photographically or electronically record
a school, school premises, or correctional facilities.
Present law prohibits use of an unmanned aircraft system to conduct surveillance of, gather
evidence or collect information about, or photographically or electronically record a targeted
facility without the prior written consent of the owner of any petroleum and alumina
refinery, any chemical and rubber manufacturing facility, and any nuclear power electric
generation facilities.
Present law provides for the following penalties for this offense:
(1)First offense - fine of not more than $500, imprisonment for not more than six
months, or both.
(2)Second or subsequent offense - fine of not less than $500 nor more than $2,000,
imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than one year, or both.
Proposed law expands present law to prohibit use of an unmanned aircraft system to conduct
surveillance of, gather evidence or collect information about, or photographically or
electronically record a school or school premises or any state or local jail, prison, or other
correctional facility that incarcerates or detains juveniles or adults accused of, convicted of,
sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for violations of criminal law.
Proposed law defines "school" as any public or nonpublic elementary, secondary, high
school, vocational-technical school, college, special, or postsecondary school or institution,
or university in this state; and defines "school premises" as any property used for school
purposes, including but not limited to school buildings, playgrounds, and parking lots.
(Adds R.S. 14:337(B)(3)(d) and (e))
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