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SB 49-FN - AS INTRODUCEDAMENDED BY THE SENATE 03/13/2025 0754s SESSION 25-0921 09/11 SENATE BILL 49-FN AN ACT establishing the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems.
SB 49-FN - AS INTRODUCEDAMENDED BY THE SENATE 03/13/2025 0754s 25-0921 09/11 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five AN ACT establishing the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems.
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor for a first offense, and a felony for a second or subsequent offense, if such person operates a small unmanned aircraft system ("UAS") that interferes with law enforcement, firefighting, or other emergency response operationsoperations, over a military installation, or violates any provisions of RSA 644:9.
(a) A class A misdemeanor for a first offense, and a felony for a second or subsequent offense, if such person negligently operates a small UAS in a manner so as to interfere with or disrupt the flight of a human-occupied aircraft, or otherwise impede the normal course of operations of any international, regional, municipal, or general aviation airport.
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if such a person operates a small UAS in FAA- restricted airspace over the property of a federal or state correctional, penal, or detention facility, or over a military installation, and a class B felony if such operation is done with the purpose of delivering contraband into the facility or to aid in the escape of a prisoner.
A person is guilty of a class B felony if such person is knowingly in possession of or operates a small UAS equipped with a device capable of causing serious bodily injury, death, or property damage or is otherwise capable of firing or releasing a projectile.Federal,projectileFederal, state, and municipal public safety bomb squad personnel are exempted from this provision for the limited purpose of use of a small UAS for the disposal of explosives, bombs, and hazardous devices.
LBA 25-0921 12/27/244/11/25 SB 49-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS INTRODUCEDAMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2025-0754s) AN ACT establishing the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems.