Sarah Nilsson - Delaware

Sarah Nilsson JD, PhD, MAS

Delaware

VISUALIZE IT: See FAA UAS DATA on a MAP

Title 11 Chapter 5

Title 21 Chapter 45

Town of Bethany Beach

DNREC Parks Enforcement reminds visitors that flying drones is restricted in Delaware State Parks

Delaware State Parks

Drones in the news

July 2020 - Drone, its owner’s skills help Delaware get bird’s-eye view of city

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Bill History

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HB 30 - UAS are capable of introducing contraband into detention facilities without undergoing correctional officer inspections. This bill seeks to prohibit the use of UAS (drones) to introduce contraband into detention facilities. This bill makes it a class F felony to deliver or attempt to deliver contraband by use of a drone.

HB 195 - creates the crime of unlawful use of a UAS. The bill prohibits UAS from flying over sporting events, concerts, automobile races, festivals, and events at which more than 5000 people are in attendance and critical infrastructure in the State of Delaware. The penalty for the crime is an unclassified misdemeanor for a first offense and a class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense unless injury occurs to a person or property damage occurs as a result of a violation in which case it is a Class G. Felony.

HB 419 -

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO UAS.

UAS are capable of introducing contraband into detention facilities without undergoing correctional officer inspections. This bill seeks to prohibit the use of UAS (drones) to introduce contraband into detention facilities. This bill makes it a class F felony to deliver or attempt to deliver contraband by use of a drone.

HB 328 -

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO UAS.

This Act makes it a crime to fly a UAS to do any of the following: (1) Harass another person on private property. (2) Invade the privacy of another person on private property. (3) Violate or fail to obey a domestic violence protective order. A violation of a crime created by this Act is punished consistent with the existing penalties under § 1334 of Title 11, which are as follows: (1) An unclassified misdemeanor for a first offense. (2) A class B misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense. (3) A class A misdemeanor if physical injury to a person or damage to property occurs as a result of a violation.

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