mickjoebill
24th Feb 2014, 00:48
Drone bill aimed at protecting privacy will limit use of drones to emergency services and government agencies. Police will require a search warrant.
SB2608 SD1.DOC (http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/bills/SB2608_SD1_.htm)
Summary here; The Week In Drones: Cameras Over Kiev, The Future Of Air Combat | Australian Popular Science (http://www.popsci.com.au/technology/the-week-in-drones-cameras-over-kiev-the-future-of-air-combat-and-more)
Hawaii Debates Drone Law
This week, the Hawaiian Senate advanced a bill to regulate unmanned aircraft.
Here are some of SB 2608's key provisions:
Except as provided under this part, it shall be unlawful for any law enforcement agency, state or local public agency, person, or entity to use an unmanned aircraft to gather information, including but not limited to images, photographs, or recordings.
the law enforcement agency shall destroy all information collected by the unmanned aircraft no later than thirty days after such information is collected unless the information is necessary for and relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation or pending criminal trial
any court that has issued a search warrant permitting the use of an unmanned aircraft, an extension or modification of such warrant, or denied an application for such warrant during the previous calendar year shall report to the judiciary the number, kind, and duration of search warrants or search warrant extensions applied for, granted, modified, or denied
Mickjoebill
SB2608 SD1.DOC (http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/bills/SB2608_SD1_.htm)
Summary here; The Week In Drones: Cameras Over Kiev, The Future Of Air Combat | Australian Popular Science (http://www.popsci.com.au/technology/the-week-in-drones-cameras-over-kiev-the-future-of-air-combat-and-more)
Hawaii Debates Drone Law
This week, the Hawaiian Senate advanced a bill to regulate unmanned aircraft.
Here are some of SB 2608's key provisions:
Except as provided under this part, it shall be unlawful for any law enforcement agency, state or local public agency, person, or entity to use an unmanned aircraft to gather information, including but not limited to images, photographs, or recordings.
the law enforcement agency shall destroy all information collected by the unmanned aircraft no later than thirty days after such information is collected unless the information is necessary for and relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation or pending criminal trial
any court that has issued a search warrant permitting the use of an unmanned aircraft, an extension or modification of such warrant, or denied an application for such warrant during the previous calendar year shall report to the judiciary the number, kind, and duration of search warrants or search warrant extensions applied for, granted, modified, or denied
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