HLS 20RS-928 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 470
BY REPRESENTATIVE BRASS
CRIME: Provides for penalties for unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 14:337(E)(1) and (2), relative to the crime of unlawful use of an
3 unmanned aircraft system; to provide for increased penalties; and to provide for
4 related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 14:337(E)(1) and (2) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
7follows:
8 ยง337. Unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system
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10 E.(1) Whoever commits the crime of unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft
11 system as provided in Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section shall be fined not more than
12 five hundred dollars less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand
13 dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months two years, or both.
14 (2) On a conviction for a second or subsequent offense as provided in
15 Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section, the offender shall be fined not less than five
16 hundred one thousand five hundred dollars nor more than two twenty thousand
17 dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than six months one
18 year nor more than one year five years, or both.
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HB NO. 470
1 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3by the governor, as provided in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5effective on the day following such approval.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
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 470 Original 2020 Regular Session Brass
Abstract: Provides for increased penalties for unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system.
Present law provides the penalty for a first conviction of unlawful use of an unmanned
aircraft system is a fine of up to $500, imprisonment for up to six months, or both.
Proposed law increases the penalty for a first conviction to a fine between $1,000 and
$5,000, imprisonment for up to two years, or both.
Present law provides the penalty for a second or subsequent conviction of an unmanned
aircraft system is a fine of between $500 to $2,000, imprisonment of six months to one year,
or both.
Proposed law increases the penalty for second and subsequent convictions to a fine between
$1,500 and $20,000, imprisonment of between one year and five years, or both.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 14:337(E)(1) and (2))
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