On Jan. 8, the FAA released some guidance to the law enforcement community explaining the legal framework for the agency’s oversight of aviation safety in the U.S., including RPA operations. The guidance describes how RPA and model aircraft can be operated legally, and the options for
legal enforcement actions against unauthorized or unsafe operators. The document also discusses the law enforcement community’s role in deterring, detecting and investigating unsafe operations, according to FAA officials.
- FAA Ramps Up Drone Ban Enforcement By Enlisting State/Local Police Assistance - Transport - United States
- Police Advised on Drone Rules as FAA Seeks Enforcement Help - Bloomberg
- Drone Law
There is evidence of a considerable increase in the unauthorized use of small, inexpensive Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) by individuals and organizations, including companies. While the FAA retains the responsibility for enforcing Federal Aviation Regulations, including those applicable to the use of UAS, the agency also recognizes that state and local Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) are often in the best position to deter, detect, immediately investigate, and, as appropriate, pursue enforcement actions to stop unauthorized or unsafe UAS operations. The agency's Law Enforcement Guidance for Suspected Unauthorized UAS Operations (PDF) is intended to support the partnership between the FAA and LEAs in addressing these activities.
Illinois Police Chief Seeks Criminal Charges Against Man Flying Drone Over City - PINAC
Naperville Police Chief, Robert Marshall, reacted to Pauly’s video [above] by seeking legal counsel from the city legal department, likely to see what crimes he could charge Pauly with. At the moment, the answer is none. While Illinois has passed a law making it a crime to use a drone to interfere with hunting and fishing, there are no other state laws preventing the public from using “drones,” more appropriately called RC (remote-controlled) copters. The FAA, on the other hand, has slapped people like Pauly with fines, and may continue to do so after winning a recent legal battle classifying drones as aircraft. Pauly is reportedly making videos in an attempt to promote his start-up aerial video company.
LEA use of UAV -"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"
Law Enforcement and UAVs: Watching the Neighbors - OnPoyntDrone List Released By FAA Shows Which Police Departments Want To Fly Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released an updated drone authorization list as a result of a Freedom of Information Act request made by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a non-profit organization for digital civil liberties.
The new list reveals 81 entities that have applied for permission to fly drones in U.S. airspace,
including a number of government agencies and universities. Seventeen police departments and sheriff's offices across the country have also filed, among them are stations in Little Rock, Ark., Gadsden, Ala., Miami, Fla., Ogden, Utah, and Seattle, Wash.
Law Enforcement Agencies Using Drones List, Map
Drones are being deployed in a small, but growing number of state and local law enforcement operations.
It was recently revealed that U.S. Customs and Border Protection has flown hundreds of domestic
drone missions on behalf of other agencies, including several state and local public safety agencies.
The following map shows state and local law enforcement agencies that either applied for the Federal Aviation Administration's drone authorization program or are known to have borrowed Customs and
Border Protection drones for missions. Information was compiled from records obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and is current as of 2013.
Federal agencies, municipal governments or non-law enforcement agencies experimenting with drones, such as colleges are universities, are not listed. Other government agencies are listed on EFF's drone authorization map.
Domestic Drones | American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. law enforcement is greatly expanding its use of domestic drones for surveillance. Routine aerial surveillance would profoundly change the character of public life in America. Rules must be put in place to ensure that we can enjoy the benefits of this new technology without bringing us closer to a “surveillance society” in which our every move is monitored, tracked, recorded, and scrutinized by the government.
Drone manufacturers are also considering offering police the option of arming these remote-controlled aircraft with (nonlethal for now) weapons like rubber bullets, Tasers, and tear gas. Read the ACLU’s full report on domestic drones here.
Numerous states are considering (and some have passed) legislation regulating the use of drones. You can see a chart summarizing the developments around the country here.
Congress has ordered the Federal Aviation Administration to change airspace rules to make it much easier for police nationwide to use domestic drones, but the law does not include badly needed privacy protections.
In 2014, 35 states considered UAS or UAV (also commonly called drones) bills and resolutions; 10 states enacted new laws.
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