California Penal Code

§ 4577

PEN § 4577 Effective Jan 1, 2019Title 5 · Part 3 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), a person who knowingly and intentionally operates an unmanned aircraft system on or above the grounds of a state prison, a jail, or a juvenile hall, camp, or ranch is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500).

(b)This section does not apply to a person employed by the prison who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the prison.

(c)This section does not apply to a person employed by the jail who operates the unmanned aircraft system within the scope of his or her employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the county sheriff to operate the unmanned aircraft system over the jail.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 333, Sec. 1. (SB 1355) Effective January 1, 2019.