§ 29-29.4-01 — Definitions

North Dakota § 29-29.4-01

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 29: Judicial Procedure, Criminal
• Ch. 29-29.4: Surveillance by Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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As used in this chapter:
1. "Autonomously" means to operate or govern itself without direct human control.
2. "Flight data" means imaging or other observation recording.
3. "Flight information" means flight duration, flight path, and mission objective.
4. "Law enforcement agency or agents" has the meaning provided for law enforcement
officer in section 12.1-01-04.
5. "Less than lethal weapon" means a designed and manufactured object, substance, or
weapon that does not create a substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death when
used by an individual with proper training.
6. "Lethal weapon" means an object, substance, or device designed to cause serious
bodily injury or death.
7. "Remotely" means directly controlled by human action and decisions.
8. "Robot" means a powered artificial machine or system that upon activation will operate
in whole or in part autonomously to perform physical tasks or decisionmaking without
real-time human control. The term includes a system capable of using force,
conducting surveillance, or moving independent of direct human input. The term does
not include a law enforcement body-worn camera, a law enforcement in-car camera or
license plate reader, or any other law enforcement camera that does not require a
search warrant.
9. "Unmanned aerial vehicle" means any aerial vehicle that is operated without the
possibility of direct human intervention within or on the aerial vehicle. The term does
not include satellites.
10. "Unmanned aerial vehicle system" means an unmanned aerial vehicle and associated
elements, including communication links and the components that control the
unmanned aerial vehicle, which are required for the pilot in command to operate safely
and efficiently in state airspace.