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Committee debates narrowing warrant requirement for drone use in pursuits; ACLU raises privacy concerns
Summary
Senate File 1665 would expand permitted uses of unmanned aerial vehicles by creating an additional exception to the warrant requirement where law enforcement reasonably believes a suspect will flee. Committee adopted an author's amendment and laid the bill over after testimony from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the ACLU.
Senate File 1665 would add an exception to the existing UAV statute to allow law enforcement to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) without a search warrant when officers reasonably believe a suspect will flee, the committee heard.
State Senator (author) David Westlund said the change is intended to make pursuits safer by enabling officers to launch a drone to locate a fleeing suspect and set a perimeter rather than chase on foot or by vehicle. ‘‘By allowing law enforcement to lift unmanned aerial vehicles, pursuits of…
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