Remotely Piloted Aircraft (drone intrusion and surveillance)

Iowa Drone Surveillance Law
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Iowa's drone law makes it a crime to hover a drone over someone else's rural home or near livestock, equipment, or buildings on a working farm, and a more serious crime to do so with a camera or recording device capable of identifying people or farm property. Owners can get court injunctions against harassing drone operators, and unlawful recordings must be destroyed. It does not reach property inside city limits.

Jurisdiction

Iowa

Jurisdiction Type

state

Country

United States

Effective Date

7/1/2024

Enforcing Authority

County attorneys (criminal prosecution); homestead and farmstead owners or lessees (injunctions)

Fines Under This Regulation

0

Total Fine Amount (USD)

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