Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 671

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: using a drone to commit a crime and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)

Aviation Crime and criminals Crime and criminals — Felony Fines Jail

Introduced, stopped here
Passes Assembly, not reached
Passes Senate, not reached
Governor signs, not reached
Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates a penalty enhancer for a crime if the offender uses a drone to

commit the crime.

Under the bill, if a person uses a drone to commit a violation of the criminal code

or commits a criminal offense related to a controlled substance, the person is subject

to an increased penalty for the underlying crime. Under the bill, if the underlying

offense is a misdemeanor but not a Class A misdemeanor, the person is subject to a

maximum fine of $10,000, and a maximum term of imprisonment of one year in the

county jail.

If the underlying crime is a Class A misdemeanor, the person who uses a drone

to commit that crime is guilty of a felony and subject to a $10,000 fine and up to two

years in prison. If the underlying crime is a felony, the maximum fine for the crime

is increased by up to $5,000 and the maximum term of imprisonment for the crime

is increased by up to five years.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 10, Noes 2

Passed 10–2 Feb 15, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 63, Noes 32

Passed 63–32 Feb 18, 2016 official source full page