An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3171 By: Phillips of the House
and
Bergstrom of the Senate
An Act relating to crimes and punishments ;
prohibiting unlawful uses of drones; making violation
a misdemeanor; providing exceptions; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date .
SUBJECT: Crimes and punishments
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statut es as Section 1743 of Titl e 21, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. No person using an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) or drone,
as defined by the Federal Aviat ion Administration, shall, except as
authorized by law:
1. Trespass onto private property or into airspace within four
hundred (400) feet above ground level with the intent to subject
anyone to eavesdropping or other surveillanc e;
2. Install on private property, without the consent of the
owner or lessee, any device for observing, pho tographing, recording,
amplifying, or broadcasting sounds or events on such property, or
use any such unauthorized install ation;
3. Intentionally use a drone to photogra ph, record, or
otherwise observe another person in any place where the person has a
reasonable expectation of privacy; or
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4. Intentionally land a drone on the lands or waters that are
the private property of another without the consent of the owner or
lessee.
B. A person who violates this act is guilty of a misdemea nor.
Paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section shall not apply to a
drone operator operating a drone for a bona fide business or bona
fide government purpose who unintentionally or incidentally
photographs, records, or otherwise observes another person in a
private place, nor shall it apply to a designated emergenc y
management worker or government employee or contractor operating a
drone within the scope of his or her lawful duties of employment.
Paragraph 4 of subsection A of this section shall not apply to the
landing of a drone required in the interest of safety or otherwise
in an emergency such as to avoid collision with a person or
property.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022. ENR. H. B. NO. 3171 Page 3
Passed the House of Representatives the 11th day of May, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 26th day of April, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________