Missouri 2025 Regular Session

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.209
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEVANSCHOIACK.
55 0984H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections542.525and577.800,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofsixnewsections
88 relatingtosurveillance,withpenaltyprovisions.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Sections542.525and577.800,RSMo,arerepealedandsixnewsections
1111 2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections305.635,305.637,305.639,305.641,542.525,
1212 3and577.800,toreadasfollows:
1313 305.635.1.Sections305.635to305.641shallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe
1414 2"PreservingFreedomfromUnwarrantedSurveillanceAct".
1515 3 2.Asusedinsections305.635to305.641,thefollowingtermsmean:
1616 4 (1)"Drone",anypoweredaerialvehiclethat:
1717 5 (a)Doesnotcarryahumanoperator;
1818 6 (b)Usesaerodynamicforcestoprovidevehiclelift;
1919 7 (c)Canflyautonomouslyorbepilotedremotely;
2020 8 (d)Canbeexpendableorrecoverable;and
2121 9 (e)Cancarryalethalornonlethalpayload;
2222 10 (2)"Mannedaircraft",anaircraftthatisoperatedbyahumanonboardthe
2323 11aircraft;
2424 12 (3)"Modelaircraft",anunmannedaircraftthatis:
2525 13 (a)Capableofsustainedflightintheatmosphere;
2626 14 (b)Flownwithinvisuallineofsightofthepersonremotelyoperatingthe
2727 15aircraft;and
2828 16 (c)Flownforhobbyorrecreationalpurposes;
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (4)"Statelawenforcementagency",anystatelawenforcementagencyinthe
3131 18state.Theterm"statelawenforcementagency"shallnotincludetheMissouri
3232 19departmentofcorrectionsoranystate,county,ormunicipalfiredepartment;
3333 20 (5)"Unmannedaircraft",anaircraftthatisoperatedwithoutthepossibilityof
3434 21directhumaninterventionfromwithinoronboardtheaircraft.
3535 305.637.1.Nostateagencyorcountyormunicipallawenforcementagencyin
3636 2thestateshalloperateadroneorotherunmannedaircrafttogatherevidenceorother
3737 3informationpertainingtocriminalconductorconductinviolationofastatuteor
3838 4regulation,excepttotheextentauthorizedinawarrant.
3939 5 2.Alawenforcementagency,withoutobtainingawarrant,mayoperateadrone
4040 6orunmannedaircraftinstate,national,orlocalemergencysituationsifthereisan
4141 7imminentthreattolifeorofgreatbodilyharmincluding,butnotlimitedto,fires,
4242 8hostagecrises,hotpursuitsituationsifreasonablynecessarytopreventharmtolaw
4343 9enforcementofficersorothers,andsearchandrescueoperationsonlandorwater.A
4444 10lawenforcementagency,withoutobtainingawarrant,mayoperateadroneor
4545 11unmannedaircrafttoassessthenecessityoffirstrespondersinsituationsrelatingto
4646 12trafficaccidentsorfiresortoinspectstateparksandconservationareasforillegal
4747 13vegetation.Nothinginsections305.635to305.641shallbeconstruedtoprohibitanylaw
4848 14enforcementofficerfromgatheringevidenceundertheplainviewdoctrine.
4949 15 3.(1)Aperson,entity,orstateagencyshalllaunchoroperateadroneorother
5050 16unmannedaircraftonlywithintheoperatinglimitationsprovidedin14CFR107.51.
5151 17 (2)Noperson,entity,orstateagencyshalllaunchoroperateadroneorother
5252 18unmannedaircraftwithinthepropertylineofprivatepropertywithouttheconsentof
5353 19thepropertyowneroroccupant.
5454 20 4.Noperson,entity,orstateagencyshalloperateadroneorotherunmanned
5555 21aircrafttoconductsurveillanceorobservationofanyindividual,propertyownedbyan
5656 22individual,farm,facilityengagedinthecreationoffuelfromagriculturalproducts,or
5757 23agriculturalindustrywithouttheconsentofthatindividual,propertyowner,farm,
5858 24facility,oragriculturalindustry,excepttotheextentauthorizedinawarrant.
5959 305.639.1.Sections305.635to305.641donotprohibittheoperationofa
6060 2mannedaircraft,drone,orunmannedaircraftby:
6161 3 (1)Astatelawenforcementagencyoranycountyormunicipallawenforcement
6262 4agencyinthestatetotheextentauthorizedinawarrantorinthecourseofaresponse
6363 5forpublicsafety;
6464 6 (2)Anypersonperforminginthecourseoftheperson'sdutiesonbehalfofafire
6565 7departmentorfiredepartmentdistrict;
6666 HB209 2 8 (3)AMissouri-basedhighereducationinstitutionconductingeducational,
6767 9research,ortrainingprogramswithinthescopeofitsmission,grantrequirements,
6868 10curriculum,orcollaborationwiththeUnitedStatesDepartmentofDefense;
6969 11 (4)Amanufacturerorseller:
7070 12 (a)Engagedintheresearch,development,ortestingofamannedaircraft,drone,
7171 13orunmannedaircraft;and
7272 14 (b)Operatingamannedaircraft,drone,orunmannedaircraft:
7373 15 a.Inaccordancewithsuchmanufacturer'sorseller'sstandardflightoperating
7474 16procedures,includingflightproceduresforresearch,development,operational,and
7575 17developmentaltestsandevaluation,training,andmarketsurveys;
7676 18 b.Onaflighttoorfromanairport,airfield,remotesite,orrunway,includingan
7777 19airfieldorrunwayusedforresearch,testing,ordevelopmentpurposes;or
7878 20 c.Intheprocessoftakingofforlanding;
7979 21 (5)Anystate-licensedrealestateagentorbroker,professionallandsurveyor,or
8080 22realestateappraiser,oranypersonactingonbehalfofsuchpersons,inconnectionwith
8181 23themarketing,sale,orfinancingofrealproperty;
8282 24 (6)AnybranchoftheUnitedStatesArmedForcesortheNationalGuard;
8383 25 (7)Anyprofessionalengagedinsurveying,mapping,orengineering;
8484 26 (8)Apublicutility,municipalutilityormunicipallyownedutility,joint
8585 27municipalutilitycommission,ruralelectriccooperative,orproviderofcabletelevision
8686 28serviceassuchtermisdefinedinsection386.020operatingwithintheconfinesofa
8787 29publicright-of-wayoreasementforthepurposeofinspecting,repairing,ormaintaining
8888 30utilitytransmissionordistributionlinesorotherutilityinfrastructure,orforanywork
8989 31performedonapipelinewithintheconfinesofapublicright-of-wayoreasement;
9090 32 (9)Anypersonperforminginthecourseoftheperson'sdutiesonbehalfofa
9191 33railroadregulatedbytheFederalRailroadAdministration;
9292 34 (10)Anypersonperforminginthecourseoftheperson'sdutiesonbehalfofan
9393 35insurancecompanyinthenormalcourseofbusiness;
9494 36 (11)Anyfederallycertifiedpilotofunmannedaircraftinthenormalcourseof
9595 37businessorfederallyauthorizedunmannedaircraftoperations;and
9696 38 (12)Anypersonengagedinemergencyincidentresponseon,ordamage
9797 39assessmentto,thestatehighwaysystem.
9898 40 2.Sections305.635to305.641donotprohibittheoperationofamodelaircraft.
9999 305.641.1.Anyaggrievedpartymayinacivilactionobtainallappropriate
100100 2relieftopreventorremedyaviolationofsections305.635to305.641.
101101 HB209 3 3 2.Noinformationobtainedorcollectedinviolationofsections305.635to
102102 4305.641shallbeadmissibleasevidenceinacriminalproceedinginanycourtoflawin
103103 5thestateorinanadministrativehearing.
104104 6 3.SovereignimmunityforthestateofMissouriiswaivedforanycivilaction
105105 7resultingfromaviolationofsections305.635to305.641.
106106 542.525.Noemployeeofastateagencyorapoliticalsubdivisionofthestateshall
107107 2placeanysurveillancecameraorgamecameraonprivatepropertywithoutfirstobtaining
108108 3consentfromthelandownerorthelandowner'sdesignee[;] orasearchwarrantasrequiredby
109109 4andunderArticleI,Section15oftheConstitutionofMissouriortheFourthandFourteenth
110110 5AmendmentsoftheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates[; orpermissionfromthehighestranking
111111 6lawenforcementchieforofficeroftheagencyorpoliticalsubdivision,providedthat
112112 7permissionofthehighestrankinglawenforcementchieforofficeroftheagencyorpolitical
113113 8subdivisionisvalidonlywhenthecameraisfacingalocationthatisopentopublicaccessor
114114 9useandthecameraislocatedwithinonehundredfeetoftheintendedsurveillancelocation].
115115 577.800.1.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofunlawfuluseofunmannedaircraftover
116116 2anopen-airfacilityifheorshepurposely:
117117 3 (1)Operatesanunmannedaircraftwithinaverticaldistanceoffourhundredfeetfrom
118118 4thegroundandwithinthepropertylineofanopen-airfacility;or
119119 5 (2)Usesanunmannedaircraftwiththepurposeofdeliveringtoapersonwithinan
120120 6open-airfacilityanyobjectdescribedinsubdivision(1)or(2)ofsubsection4ofthissection.
121121 7 2.Forpurposesofthissection,"open-airfacility"shallmeananysports,theater,
122122 8music,performingarts,orotherentertainmentfacilitywithacapacityoffivethousandpeople
123123 9ormoreandnotcompletelyenclosedbyarooforotherstructure.
124124 10 3.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotprohibittheoperationofanunmanned
125125 11aircraftby:
126126 12 (1)Anemployeeofanopen-airfacilityatthedirectionofthepresidentorchief
127127 13executiveofficeroftheopen-airfacility;
128128 14 (2)Apersonwhohaswrittenconsentfromthepresidentorchiefexecutiveofficerof
129129 15theopen-airfacility;
130130 16 (3)Anemployeeofalawenforcementagency,firedepartment,oremergency
131131 17medicalserviceintheexerciseofofficialduties;
132132 18 (4)Agovernmentofficialoremployeeintheexerciseofofficialduties;
133133 19 (5)Apublicutilityoraruralelectriccooperativeif:
134134 20 (a)Theunmannedaircraftisusedforthepurposeofinspecting,repairing,or
135135 21maintainingutilitytransmissionordistributionlinesorotherutilityequipmentor
136136 22infrastructure;
137137 HB209 4 23 (b)Theutilityorcooperativenotifiestheopen-airfacilitybeforeflyingtheunmanned
138138 24aircraft,exceptduringanemergency;and
139139 25 (c)Thepersonoperatingtheunmannedaircraftdoesnotphysicallyenterthe
140140 26prohibitedspacewithoutanescortprovidedbytheopen-airfacility;or
141141 27 (6)Anemployeeofarailroadintheexerciseofofficialdutiesonanylandownedor
142142 28operatedbyarailroadcorporationregulatedbytheFederalRailroadAdministration.
143143 29 4.Theoffenseofunlawfuluseofunmannedaircraftoveranopen-airfacility[shallbe
144144 30punishableasaninfraction] isaclassAmisdemeanorunlessthepersonusesanunmanned
145145 31aircraftfor:
146146 32 (1)Deliveringagun,knife,weapon,orotherarticlethatmaybeusedinsuchmanner
147147 33toendangerthelifeofanemployeeorguestatanopen-airfacility,inwhichcasetheoffense
148148 34isaclassBfelony;or
149149 35 (2)Deliveringacontrolledsubstance,asthattermisdefinedundersection195.010,
150150 36inwhichcasetheoffenseisaclassDfelony.
151151 37 [5.Eachopen-airfacilityshallpostasignwarningoftheprovisionsofthissection.
152152 38Thesignshallbeatleasteleveninchesbyfourteeninchesandpostedinaconspicuousplace.]
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