Keywords
deregulation of airspace, aircraft, criminal law
Document Type
Article
Abstract
With the 2012 congressional mandate that the Federal Aviation Administration promulgate rules allowing the use of small unmanned aircraft systems (commonly called drones) in U.S. airspace, many have expressed concerns about potential invasions of privacy by both private citizens and law enforcement agencies. This article provides a survey of the state and federal case law and legislative responses to such concerns through August of 2016, with a detailed focus on legislative enactments creating crimes related to civilian drone use and regulating the law enforcement use of drones to collect evidence in criminal investigations. The article also analyzes and attempts to make sense of the seemingly “hit-or-miss” state legislative responses to the advent of widespread drone use in the United States.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.21428/b6e95092.bd0cfd1a
Recommended Citation
Decker, Lisa K.
(2017)
"Droning On: The State and Federal Legal Response to the Deregulation of U.S. Airspace for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems,"
Journal of Criminal Justice and Law: Vol. 1:
Iss.
2, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21428/b6e95092.bd0cfd1a
Available at:
https://research.library.kutztown.edu/jcjl/vol1/iss2/2