Bills / S.B. 93

S.B. 93 Corrections Amendments

Became lawWritten by Sen. Derrin R. Owens · carried in the House by Rep. Burton, Jefferson S.

  1. Introduced
  2. Senate committee
  3. Senate vote
  4. House committee
  5. House vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill makes it a crime to operate an unmanned aircraft, such as a drone, near correctional facilities, which would prohibit flying drones in restricted prison airspace. It also removes the requirement that direct supervision be the only allowed way to supervise inmates, letting corrections staff choose supervision models suited to each area.

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Official description
  • amends provisions related to direct supervision
  • amends the criminal offense of unlawful operation of an unmanned aircraft near a correctional facility by prohibiting an individual from removing any item from inside the property of a correctional facility
  • removes unpaid probation and parole supervision fees from an offender's criminal accounts receivable and requires the Department of Corrections to turn any unpaid supervision fees to the Office of State Debt Collection
  • makes technical and conforming changes
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