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68th Legislature 2023 SB 333.1
1 SENATE BILL NO. 333
2 INTRODUCED BY G. HERTZ
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4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT CREATING THE OFFENSE OF CRIMINAL TRESPASS BY
5 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE; DEFINING "UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE"; AND PROVIDING AN
6 IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.”
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8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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10 NEW SECTION. Section 1. Criminal trespass by unmanned aerial vehicle. (1) A person commits
11 the offense of criminal trespass by unmanned aerial vehicle if the person knowingly causes an unmanned aerial
12 vehicle to fly 200 feet or lower over the property or residence of another person without the authorization of the
13 property owner or resident.
14 (2) A person convicted of the offense of criminal trespass by unmanned aerial vehicle shall be
15 fined $500.
16 (3) "Unmanned aerial vehicle" has the meaning provided in 76-13-214.
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18 NEW SECTION. Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an
19 integral part of Title 45, chapter 6, part 2, and the provisions of Title 45, chapter 6, part 2, apply to [section 1].
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21 NEW SECTION. Section 3. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
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