North Dakota § 29-29.4-04 Exceptions

North Dakota Statutes

§ 29-29.4-04 — Exceptions

North Dakota § 29-29.4-04

Title 29Judicial Procedure, Criminal

Ch. 29-29.4Surveillance by Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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N.D. Cent. Code § 29-29.4-04 (2026).

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This chapter does not prohibit any use of an unmanned aerial vehicle or robot for surveillance during the course of:

1.Patrol of national borders. The use of an unmanned aerial vehicle or robot to patrol within twenty-five miles [40.23 kilometers] of a national border, for purposes of policing that border to prevent or deter the illegal entry of any individual, illegal substance, or contraband.

2.Exigent circumstances. The use of an unmanned aerial vehicle or robot by a law enforcement agency is permitted when exigent circumstances exist. For the purposes of this subsection, exigent circumstances exist when a law enforcement agency possesses reasonable suspicion that absent swift preventative action, there is an imminent danger to life or bodily harm.

3.An environmental or weather-relat

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This chapter does not prohibit any use of an unmanned aerial vehicle or robot for
surveillance during the course of:
1. Patrol of national borders. The use of an unmanned aerial vehicle or robot to patrol
within twenty-five miles [40.23 kilometers] of a national border, for purposes of policing
that border to prevent or deter the illegal entry of any individual, illegal substance, or
contraband.
2. Exigent circumstances. The use of an unmanned aerial vehicle or robot by a law
enforcement agency is permitted when exigent circumstances exist. For the purposes
of this subsection, exigent circumstances exist when a law enforcement agency
possesses reasonable suspicion that absent swift preventative action, there is an
imminent danger to life or bodily harm.
3. An environmental or weather-related catastrophe. The use of an unmanned aerial
vehicle or robot by state or local authorities to preserve public safety, protect property,
survey environmental damage to determine if a state of emergency should be
declared, or conduct surveillance for the assessment and evaluation of environmental
or weather-related damage, erosion, flood, or contamination.
4. Research, education, training, testing, or development efforts undertaken by or in
conjunction with a school or institution of higher education within the state and its
political subdivisions, nor to public and private collaborators engaged in mutually
supported efforts involving research, education, training, testing, or development
related to unmanned aerial vehicle systems, unmanned aerial vehicle system
technologies, or robot and potential applications.