New Florida Legislation

[Ed Roo]

http://laws.flrules.org/files/Ch_2015-026.pdf

An act relating to surveillance by a drone; amending s. 934.50, F.S.; defining
terms; prohibiting a person, a state agency, or a political subdivision from
using a drone to capture an image of privately owned real property or of the
owner, tenant, occupant, invitee, or licensee of such property with the
intent to conduct surveillance without his or her written consent if a
reasonable expectation of privacy exists; specifying when a reasonable
expectation of privacy may be presumed; authorizing the use of a drone by
a person or entity engaged in a business or profession licensed by the state
in certain circumstances; authorizing the use of a drone by an employee or
contractor of a property appraiser for the purpose of assessing property for
ad valorem taxation; authorizing the use of a drone by or on behalf of
certain utilities for specified purposes; authorizing the use of a drone for
aerial mapping under certain circumstances; authorizing the use of a
drone for delivering cargo under certain circumstances; authorizing the
use of a drone to capture certain images under certain circumstances;
providing that an owner, tenant, occupant, invitee, or licensee may initiate
a civil action for compensatory damages and may seek injunctive relief
against a person, a state agency, or a political subdivision that violates the
act; providing for construction; providing for the recovery of attorney fees
and punitive damages; specifying that remedies provided by the act are
cumulative to other remedies; providing an effective date.