§ 6-5-214 — Unmanned aircraft systems and correctional institutions; definitions; penalties

Wyoming § 6-5-214

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 06: Crimes and Offenses
• Ch. 5: OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 2: HINDERING GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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(a) As used in this section:
(i) "Contraband" means as defined in W.S. 6-5-
213(c)(i);
(ii) "Penal institution or correctional facility"
means as defined in W.S. 6-5-213(c)(ii);
(iii) "Unmanned aircraft system":
(A) Means an unmanned, powered aircraft that:
(I) Does not carry a human operator;
(II) Can be autonomous or remotely piloted
or operated; and
(III) Can be expendable or recoverable.
(B) Does not include:
(I) A satellite orbiting the earth;
(II) An unmanned aircraft system used by
the United States Government or a person who is acting pursuant
to a contract with the United States Government;
(III) An unmanned aircraft system used by
the state for purposes of state business;
(IV) An unmanned aircraft system used by a
law enforcement agency, emergency medical service agency,
hazardous materials response team, disaster management agency,
or other emergency management agency for the purpose of incident
command, area reconnaissance, personnel and equipment deployment
monitoring, training, or a related purpose.
(b) Except as authorized by a person in charge of the
penal institution or correctional facility, no person shall
intentionally trespass over or in a penal institution or on the
grounds of a penal institution with an unmanned aircraft system
to:
(i) Photograph, surveil, broadcast or otherwise
record a penal institution or correctional facility through the
use of an unmanned aircraft system;
(ii) Convey or attempt to convey contraband into a
penal institution or correctional facility through the use of an
unmanned aircraft system; or
(iii) Deliver or attempt to deliver a deadly weapon
into a penal institution or correctional facility through the
use of an unmanned aircraft system.
(c) Any person who violates paragraphs (b)(i) or (ii) of
this section is guilty of misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than two
thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both. Any person who violates
paragraph (b)(iii) of this section is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a
fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or
both.
(d) A person who uses an unmanned aircraft system under
one (1) or more of the exclusions specified in subdivisions
(a)(iii)(B)(II) through (IV) of this section shall provide
reasonable notice of the intended use of the unmanned aircraft
system at the penal institution or correctional facility to the
person in charge of the institution or facility.
(e) The person in charge of a penal institution or
correctional facility may take or authorize the use of
reasonable actions to prevent or stop the use of unmanned
aircraft systems operating in violation of this section
consistent with rules and regulations promulgated by the
department of corrections pursuant to W.S. 25-1-105(h).