An Act to Prohibit the Unauthorized Use of Drones on or over the Premises of
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2157
Committee Amendment CA_B_SA_A_S618 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "/\ " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "B» to H.P. 1446,
L,D, 2157, "An Act to Prohibit the Unauthorized Use of Drones on or over the Premises of
Correctional Facilities and Jails"
Amend the amendment by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 1, lines 14 to 23 in
amendment) and inserting the following:
'1. A person is euiltv of unauthorized use of a drone on or over the premises of a
correctional facility or jail if the person;
A,Intentionallv or knowinglv flies a drone over the premises of a correctional facility
or iaiLat or below a height of 400 feet above the eround. lands a drone on the premises
or flies a drone from the premises. Violation of this oaraeraph is a Class E crime;
B. Violates paraeraoli A and at the time of the offense has one prior conviction for
violating DaraeraDhA Q!' one Di'ior conviction for engagine in conduct substantially
similar to that prohibited in paragraph A in another Jurisdiction, Violation of this
paraecaDh is a Class D crime; or
C. Violates paragraph A and at the time of the offense has more than one prior
conviction for violating paragraph A or more than one prior conviction for engaeine in
conduct substantially siinilarto that prohibited in Daraeraph A in another jurisdiction.
Violation of this oaraefaoh is a Class C crime.
Section 9"A governs theuseofDrioiLcojLykti^^ when determining a sentence,'
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the penalty structure established in Committee Amendment
"B" by:
1, Decreasing the penalty for a first-time violation for unauthorized use of a drone on
or over the premises of a correctional facility or jail to a Class E crime;
2, Decreasing the penalty for a 2nd violation to a Class D crime; and
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SENATE AMENDMENT " ^ " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "B" to H.P. 1446, L.D. 2157 ^S- CQ-I ^
3. Providing that a violation after a 2nd conviction is a Class C crime.
SPONSORED BY: l./^^ ^/^p ^- - • lii -)
(Senator CURRY, C.) ^
COUNTY: Waldo
FISCAL NOTE RF-QUIRJED
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SENATE AMENDMENT
Approved: 03/26/26 LRL
LD 2157 LR 2663(06)
An Act to Prohibit the Unauthorized Use of Drones on or over the Premises of Correctional Facilities
and Jails
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment '^" to Committee Amendment "B"
Sponsor: Sen. Curry ofWaldo
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
No net fiscal impact
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
The bill changes the Class C crime in Committee Amendment "B" from unauthorized use of a drone on or over the
premises of a correctional facility or jail to intentionally or knowingly flies a drone over the premises of a correctional
? facility or jail at or below a height of 400 feet above the ground, lands a drone on the premises or flies a drone from
the premises. To be a Class C crime the person must have more than one prior conviction for violating this provision
or more than one prior conviction for engaging in conduct substantially similar to this prohibition in another
jurisdiction.
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