Oregon House Defends 4th Amendment: Passes Bill to Block Drone Surveillance
Hot Damn!! Makes me downright proud to be an Oregonian, once again.
The vote was 52 to 7, so MANY Republicans also support this ban here. 
Despite the headline, unfortunately this bill does NOT ban ALL drones, but requires that
drones only be used on a case by case basis, and would require a warrant. It also outright
bans ANY use of weaponized drones for ANY purpose.
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Oregon House Defends 4th Amendment: Passes Bill to Block Drone Surveillance
by Ali Papademetriou
The state of Oregon’s House of Representatives proved to be a proponent of the Fourth Amendment after passing HB 2710, a bill that would block unwarranted drone surveillance if passed, last week.
House members unanimously voted on the bill, 52 to 7.
According to the legislation, “Drone may be used by law enforcement agency for purpose of surveillance of person only pursuant to warrant or in emergency circumstances.” With the growing number of states and cities requesting to use drone surveillance without a warrant, it is telling that Oregon’s House senses that honoring citizens’ right to privacy is important.
If the bill were to be signed into law and law enforcement used drone surveillance to collect criminal evidence, it would require that the information and or images be destroyed within 30 days of collection unless they are being used as evidence in a criminal persecution.
Of course, HB 2710 also declares that no drone may be used that is equipped with weaponry.
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