<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 50-15-3 - Unauthorized operation of drone over certain facilities--Penalty--Countermeasures permitted.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 50-15-3 - Unauthorized operation of drone over certain facilities--Penalty--Countermeasures permitted."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 50-15-3 - Unauthorized operation of drone over certain facilities--Penalty--Countermeasures permitted."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/50-15-3"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=50-15-3" rel="noopener"><span class="s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412SENU">50-15-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412SENU">. </span><span class="s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412CL">Unauthorized operation of drone over certain facilities--Penalty--Countermeasures permitted.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412Statute"><span class="s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412DefaultParagraphFont">No person may operate a drone over the grounds of a prison, correctional facility, jail, juvenile detention facility, or any military facility unless expressly authorized by the administrator thereof. A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412DefaultParagraphFont">Law enforcement officers may utilize mitigation techniques and countermeasures, authorized in accordance with § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=50-15-3.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412DefaultParagraphFont">50-15-3.1</span></a><span class="s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412DefaultParagraphFont">, in response to a violation of this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s65f4b3310d084ea3b59717be86068412SCL">SL 2017, ch 202, § 3; SL 2026, ch 192, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 50-15-3 - Unauthorized operation of drone over certain facilities--Penalty--Countermeasures permitted.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; 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margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 50-15-3.1 - Unauthorized operation of drone over certain facilities--Promulgation of rules--Countermeasures--Training standards."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 50-15-3.1 - Unauthorized operation of drone over certain facilities--Promulgation of rules--Countermeasures--Training standards."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/50-15-3.1"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=50-15-3.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dSENU">50-15-3.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dSENU">. </span><span class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dCL">Unauthorized operation of drone over certain facilities--Promulgation of rules--Countermeasures--Training standards.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dDefaultParagraphFont">The Department of Public Safety may promulgate rules, in accordance with chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-26" rel="noopener"><span class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dDefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dDefaultParagraphFont">, to:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dStatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Identify the nature and scope of mitigation techniques and drone countermeasures that may be utilized in response to a violation of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=50-15-3" rel="noopener"><span class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dDefaultParagraphFont">50-15-3</span></a><span class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dDefaultParagraphFont">; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dStatuteNumber1"><span class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Develop and implement a training program for law enforcement officers in the selection and use of mitigation techniques and drone countermeasures.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330d000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2fe5b9c152dd44a99a708f5cfb01330dSCL">SL 2026, ch 192, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>