SB317 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Sanford

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Scott Beason

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Searches and seizures, use of drones by any government agency prohibited, exceptions, right to initiate a civil action by aggrieved parties, certain evidence obtained by drones inadmissible in criminal actions

Description

This bill would prohibit any government agency from using a drone to gather evidence or other information with certain exceptions for certain risks of terrorist attack and other specified law enforcement purposes.

This bill would provide that any evidence gathered by a drone in violation of this act is inadmissible in any criminal prosecution.

The bill also authorizes an aggrieved party to initiate a civil action against a law enforcement agency that violates this act.

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Subjects

Surveillance