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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 55th Legislature (2015)

SENATE BILL 492

By: Shortey

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AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to torts; defining terms; providing
for civil immunity for damage or destruction to
certain property; providing for codification; and
providing an effective date.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.

NEW LAW

A new section of law to be codified

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in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 111 of Title 76, unless there is

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created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

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A.

As used in this section:

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"Drone" means a powered, aerial vehicle that carries or is

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equipped with a recording device that does not carry a human

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operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, and can

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fly autonomously or be piloted remotely.

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or recoverable.

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B.

A drone may be expendable

Any person owning or controlling real estate or other

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premises who voluntarily damages or destroys a drone located on the

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real estate or premises or within the airspace of the premises not

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otherwise regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration, shall,

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together with any successors in interest, if any, not be civilly

liable for causing the damage or destruction to the property of such

person.

SECTION 2.

This act shall become effective November 1, 2015.

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55-1-1145

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1/22/2015 10:54:28 AM

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