Did you get a fun new drone for the holidays? If it’s a certain size (more than 8.8 ounces), you may have to register it with the FAA. (Thankfully, the registration is only $5.)
Then you’re ready to fly, right? Well, not quite. Many states have further regulations and prohibitions in place for drones, but it’s hard to quantify which states allow what. So Go.Verizon.com, a reseller for the wireless carrier, developed a handy infographic on existing drone laws, with a list of each state that enforces them.
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It’s interesting that just one state requires drone insurance before you fly (Minnesota), only a couple prohibit drone use near airports (Kansas and Kentucky), and only one state proclaims that you can’t operate a drone while impaired (New Jersey).
A common prohibition, present in 24 states, is that you can’t use drones to surveil people or buildings. Also something that’s mentioned by many state laws is prison. So when you’re planning to break someone out using your DJI, you’d better hope the prisoner is locked up in one of the other 26 states.
Do any states have no drone laws? Yep: Alabama, Missouri, and South Carolina. But that doesn’t exempt you from the FAA registration mentioned above, which is a federal requirement.
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For more, read the full report at go.verizon.com(Opens in a new window).
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