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| 1 | - | WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 101 | |
| 2 | 1 | ||
| 3 | - | – 1 – | |
| 4 | - | Chapter 101 | |
| 5 | - | (Senate Bill 273) | |
| 6 | 2 | ||
| 7 | - | AN ACT concerning | |
| 3 | + | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW . | |
| 4 | + | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | + | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | + | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | + | amendment. | |
| 8 | + | *sb0273* | |
| 8 | 9 | ||
| 9 | - | State and Local Correctional Facilities – Operation of Unmanned Aircraft | |
| 10 | - | – Image Recording and Delivery of Contraband | |
| 10 | + | SENATE BILL 273 | |
| 11 | + | E5, E1 4lr0119 | |
| 12 | + | (PRE–FILED) CF 4lr0120 | |
| 13 | + | By: Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request – Departmental – Public | |
| 14 | + | Safety and Correctional Services) | |
| 15 | + | Requested: September 12, 2023 | |
| 16 | + | Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024 | |
| 17 | + | Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings | |
| 18 | + | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 19 | + | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 20 | + | Read second time: February 22, 2024 | |
| 11 | 21 | ||
| 12 | - | FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from intentionally using operating an unmanned | |
| 13 | - | aircraft over a correctional facility to record images of a State or local correctional | |
| 14 | - | the facility without the authorization of the managing official of the correctional | |
| 15 | - | facility or the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; prohibiting a | |
| 16 | - | person from using an unmanned aircraft to deliver contraband to a person detained | |
| 17 | - | or confined in a place of confinement; and generally relating to unmanned aircraft | |
| 18 | - | and correctional facilities. | |
| 22 | + | CHAPTER ______ | |
| 19 | 23 | ||
| 20 | - | BY adding to | |
| 21 | - | Article – Correctional Services | |
| 22 | - | Section 8–804 | |
| 23 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 24 | - | (2017 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) | |
| 24 | + | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 25 | 25 | ||
| 26 | - | BY adding to | |
| 27 | - | Article – Criminal Law | |
| 28 | - | Section 9–417.1 | |
| 29 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 30 | - | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) | |
| 26 | + | State and Local Correctional Facilities – Operation of Unmanned Aircraft 2 | |
| 27 | + | – Image Recording and Delivery of Contraband 3 | |
| 31 | 28 | ||
| 32 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, | |
| 33 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: | |
| 29 | + | FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from intentionally using operating an unmanned 4 | |
| 30 | + | aircraft over a correctional facility to record images of a State or local correctional 5 | |
| 31 | + | the facility without the authorization of the managing official of the correctional 6 | |
| 32 | + | facility or the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; prohibiting a 7 | |
| 33 | + | person from using an unmanned aircraft to deliver contraband to a person detained 8 | |
| 34 | + | or confined in a place of confinement; and generally relating to unmanned aircraft 9 | |
| 35 | + | and correctional facilities. 10 | |
| 34 | 36 | ||
| 35 | - | Article – Correctional Services | |
| 37 | + | BY adding to 11 | |
| 38 | + | Article – Correctional Services 12 | |
| 39 | + | Section 8–804 13 | |
| 40 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 14 | |
| 41 | + | (2017 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 15 | |
| 36 | 42 | ||
| 37 | - | 8–804. | |
| 43 | + | BY adding to 16 | |
| 44 | + | Article – Criminal Law 17 | |
| 45 | + | Section 9–417.1 18 | |
| 46 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 19 | |
| 47 | + | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 20 | |
| 48 | + | 2 SENATE BILL 273 | |
| 38 | 49 | ||
| 39 | - | (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANIN GS | |
| 40 | - | INDICATED. | |
| 41 | 50 | ||
| 42 | - | | |
| 43 | - | ||
| 51 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1 | |
| 52 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2 | |
| 44 | 53 | ||
| 45 | - | (3) “UNMANNED AIRCRAFT ” MEANS AN AIRCRAFT TH AT IS OPERATED | |
| 46 | - | WITHOUT THE POSSIBIL ITY OF DIRECT HUMAN INTERVENTION FROM WI THIN OR ON | |
| 47 | - | THE AIRCRAFT. | |
| 48 | - | Ch. 101 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND | |
| 54 | + | Article – Correctional Services 3 | |
| 49 | 55 | ||
| 50 | - | – 2 – | |
| 51 | - | (B) A PERSON MAY NOT INTEN TIONALLY PHOTOGRAPH OR OTHERW ISE | |
| 52 | - | RECORD IMAGES OF A C ORRECTIONAL FACILITY THROUGH THE USE OF A N | |
| 53 | - | UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OPERATE AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OVER A CORR ECTIONAL | |
| 54 | - | FACILITY FOR THE PUR POSE OF PHOTOGRAPHIN G OR RECORDING IMAGE S OF THE | |
| 55 | - | CORRECTIONAL FACILIT Y THROUGH THE USE OF THE UNMANNED AIRCRAF T | |
| 56 | - | WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZ ATION OF THE MANAGIN G OFFICIAL OF THE | |
| 57 | - | CORRECTIONAL FACILIT Y OR THE SECRETARY. | |
| 56 | + | 8–804. 4 | |
| 58 | 57 | ||
| 59 | - | (C) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUIL TY OF A MISDEMEANOR | |
| 60 | - | AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONM ENT NOT EXCEEDING 3 YEARS OR A | |
| 61 | - | FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000 OR BOTH. | |
| 58 | + | (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 5 | |
| 59 | + | INDICATED. 6 | |
| 62 | 60 | ||
| 63 | - | (D) A CORRECTIONAL FACILIT Y SHALL POST SIGNAGE WARNING OF THE | |
| 64 | - | PROVISIONS OF THIS S ECTION ON THE EXTERI OR OF THE PROPERTY I N AN AREA | |
| 65 | - | VISIBLE TO THE GENER AL PUBLIC. | |
| 61 | + | (2) “AIRCRAFT” MEANS A DEVICE THAT IS USED OR INTENDED TO BE 7 | |
| 62 | + | USED FOR FLIGHT IN T HE AIR. 8 | |
| 66 | 63 | ||
| 67 | - | Article – Criminal Law | |
| 64 | + | (3) “UNMANNED A IRCRAFT” MEANS AN AIRCRAFT TH AT IS OPERATED 9 | |
| 65 | + | WITHOUT THE POSSIBIL ITY OF DIRECT HUMAN INTERVENTION FROM WI THIN OR ON 10 | |
| 66 | + | THE AIRCRAFT. 11 | |
| 68 | 67 | ||
| 69 | - | 9–417.1. | |
| 68 | + | (B) A PERSON MAY NOT INTEN TIONALLY PHOTOGRAPH OR OTHERW ISE 12 | |
| 69 | + | RECORD IMAGES OF A C ORRECTIONAL FACILITY THROUGH THE USE OF A N 13 | |
| 70 | + | UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OPERATE AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OVER A CORR ECTIONAL 14 | |
| 71 | + | FACILITY FOR THE PUR POSE OF PHOTOGRAPHIN G OR RECORDING IMAGE S OF THE 15 | |
| 72 | + | CORRECTIONAL FACILIT Y THROUGH THE USE OF THE UNMANNED AIRCRAF T 16 | |
| 73 | + | WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZ ATION OF THE MANAGIN G OFFICIAL OF THE 17 | |
| 74 | + | CORRECTIONAL FACILIT Y OR THE SECRETARY. 18 | |
| 70 | 75 | ||
| 71 | - | (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS | |
| 72 | - | INDICATED. | |
| 76 | + | (C) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUIL TY OF A MISDEMEANOR 19 | |
| 77 | + | AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONM ENT NOT EXCEEDING 3 YEARS OR A 20 | |
| 78 | + | FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000 OR BOTH. 21 | |
| 73 | 79 | ||
| 74 | - | (2) “AIRCRAFT” MEANS A DEVICE THAT IS USED OR INTENDED TO BE | |
| 75 | - | USED FOR FLIGHT IN T HE AIR. | |
| 80 | + | (D) A CORRECTIONAL FACILIT Y SHALL POST SIGNAGE WARNING OF T HE 22 | |
| 81 | + | PROVISIONS OF THIS S ECTION ON THE EXTERI OR OF THE PROPERTY I N AN AREA 23 | |
| 82 | + | VISIBLE TO THE GENER AL PUBLIC. 24 | |
| 76 | 83 | ||
| 77 | - | (3) “UNMANNED AIRCRAFT ” MEANS AN AIRCRAFT TH AT IS OPERATED | |
| 78 | - | WITHOUT THE POSSIBIL ITY OF DIRECT HUMAN INTERVENTION FROM WI THIN OR ON | |
| 79 | - | THE AIRCRAFT. | |
| 84 | + | Article – Criminal Law 25 | |
| 80 | 85 | ||
| 81 | - | (B) A PERSON MAY NOT DELIV ER ANY CONTRABAND TO A PERSON | |
| 82 | - | DETAINED OR CONFINED IN A PLACE OF CONFIN EMENT USING AN UNMAN NED | |
| 83 | - | AIRCRAFT. | |
| 86 | + | 9–417.1. 26 | |
| 84 | 87 | ||
| 85 | - | (C) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR | |
| 86 | - | AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONM ENT NOT EXCEEDING 3 YEARS OR A | |
| 87 | - | FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000 OR BOTH. | |
| 88 | + | (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 27 | |
| 89 | + | INDICATED. 28 | |
| 88 | 90 | ||
| 89 | - | ( | |
| 90 | - | ||
| 91 | - | ||
| 91 | + | (2) “AIRCRAFT” MEANS A DEVICE THAT IS USED OR INTENDED TO BE 29 | |
| 92 | + | USED FOR FLIGHT IN T HE AIR. 30 | |
| 93 | + | SENATE BILL 273 3 | |
| 92 | 94 | ||
| 93 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect | |
| 94 | - | October 1, 2024. WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 101 | |
| 95 | 95 | ||
| 96 | - | – 3 – | |
| 96 | + | (3) “UNMANNED AIRCRAFT ” MEANS AN AIRCRAFT TH AT IS OPERATED 1 | |
| 97 | + | WITHOUT THE POSSIBIL ITY OF DIRECT HUMAN INTERVENTION FROM WI THIN OR ON 2 | |
| 98 | + | THE AIRCRAFT. 3 | |
| 97 | 99 | ||
| 98 | - | Approved by the Governor, April 9, 2024. | |
| 100 | + | (B) A PERSON MAY NOT DELIV ER ANY CONTRABAND TO A PERS ON 4 | |
| 101 | + | DETAINED OR CONFINED IN A PLACE OF CONFIN EMENT USING AN UNMAN NED 5 | |
| 102 | + | AIRCRAFT. 6 | |
| 103 | + | ||
| 104 | + | (C) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUIL TY OF A MISDEMEANOR 7 | |
| 105 | + | AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONM ENT NOT EXCEEDING 3 YEARS OR A 8 | |
| 106 | + | FINE NOT EXCEEDIN G $1,000 OR BOTH. 9 | |
| 107 | + | ||
| 108 | + | (D) A CORRECTIONAL FACILIT Y SHALL POST SIGNAGE WARNING OF THE 10 | |
| 109 | + | PROVISIONS OF THIS S ECTION ON THE EXTERI OR OF THE PROPERTY I N AN AREA 11 | |
| 110 | + | VISIBLE TO THE GENER AL PUBLIC. 12 | |
| 111 | + | ||
| 112 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 13 | |
| 113 | + | October 1, 2024. 14 | |
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| 117 | + | ||
| 118 | + | Approved: | |
| 119 | + | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 120 | + | Governor. | |
| 121 | + | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 122 | + | President of the Senate. | |
| 123 | + | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 124 | + | Speaker of the House of Delegates. |