Law-enforcement agencies would have to obtain search warrants to use drones to gather evidence to be used in criminal proceedings, under legislation being considered in the Ohio Senate.
Senate Bill 60 seeks to establish procedures for officers’ use of unmanned aerial vehicles.
“In the past few years, drones have become an omnipresent device in our society,” Sen. Mike Skindell, a Lakewood Democrat and primary co-sponsor of the bill, said in testimony to the Senate’s Local Government, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs Committee on Tuesday. “Under current law, there are no safeguards and guidelines for drone use with respect to law enforcement. This may cause serious issues and concerns with respect to privacy and civil liberties” …
Vindy.com (Youngstown, OH) | March 22, 2017
