1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to public safety; expanding the permitted uses of unmanned aerial vehicles
1.3 by law enforcement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.19,
1.4 subdivision 3.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.19, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 3.Authorized use.A law enforcement agency may use a UAV:
1.8 (1) during or in the aftermath of an emergency situation that involves the risk of death
1.9or bodily harm to a person, or to prevent imminent destruction of evidence;
1.10 (2) over a public event where there is a heightened risk to the safety of participants or
1.11bystanders;
1.12 (3) to counter the risk of a terrorist attack by a specific individual or organization if the
1.13agency determines that credible intelligence indicates a risk;
1.14 (4) to prevent the loss of life and property in natural or man-made disasters and to
1.15facilitate operational planning, rescue, and recovery operations in the aftermath of these
1.16disasters;
1.17 (5) to conduct a threat assessment in anticipation of a specific event;
1.18 (6) to collect information from a public area if there is reasonable suspicion of criminal
1.19activity;
1.20 (7) to collect information for crash reconstruction purposes after a serious or deadly
1.21collision occurring on a public road;
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 1524NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: DIBBLE and Limmer)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading02/17/2025
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety 2.1 (8) over a public area or private area with the written consent of the occupant for officer
2.2training or public relations purposes; and
2.3 (9) for purposes unrelated to law enforcement at the request of a government entity
2.4provided that the government entity makes the request in writing to the law enforcement
2.5agency and specifies the reason for the request and proposed period of use; and
2.6 (10) to facilitate the search for a missing person.
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