Connecticut, Georgia Mull Drone Legislation

Connecticut and Georgia legislators are mulling drone legislation, The Plainville Citizen's Eric Vo and 13WMAZ 's Lorra Lynch Jones reports.

In Connecticut, "in December, the Program Review and Investigations Committee recommended limiting drone use for law enforcement in the absence of reasonable suspicion of criminal activity or a search warrant. The panel also recommended prohibiting remote operation of weapons including government and non-government drones and that all state and local government drones be registered with the Office of Policy and Management," Vo reports.

In Georgia, House Bill 5 has been introduced, spelling "out when and where researchers, law enforcement and private citizens can use drones, when they can capture images, and the bill would make breaking the law a misdemeanor, punishable by fines," Lynch Jones reports.