New York S 6305: Relates to the unlawful use of a remotely piloted aircraft

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S06305 Summary:

BILL NOS06305 

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Amd §240.00, add §240.80, Pen L

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Relates to the unlawful use of a remotely piloted aircraft; defines remotely piloted aircraft as a device used for flight in the air which is operated remotely without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft.

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03/10/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6305

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 10, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the unlawful use or opera-
 tion of a remotely piloted aircraft

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 240.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 8 to read as follows:
 3 8. "Remotely piloted aircraft" means a device used for flight in the
 4 air which is operated remotely without the possibility of direct human
 5 intervention from within or on the aircraft.
 6 § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.80 to read
 7 as follows:
 8 § 240.80 Unlawful use or operation of a remotely piloted aircraft.
 9 A person is guilty of unlawful use or operation of an unmanned
 10 aircraft when during the personal use or operation of such aircraft,
 11 except as otherwise provided by federal law, such person intentionally
 12 operates a remotely piloted aircraft:
 13 1. in violation of federal laws or regulations of the United States
 14 department of transportation and the federal aviation administration
 15 (FAA) or successors thereof; or
 16 2. in a reckless manner so as to endanger the life or safety of anoth-
 17 er person or property of a person.
 18 Unlawful use or operation of a remotely piloted aircraft is a
 19 violation.
 20 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 21 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10366-01-5

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