HB 1926 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in burglary and other criminal intrusion, further providing for the offense of unlawful use of unmanned aircraft.

PRINTER'S NO.   2406

                       THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                             HOUSE BILL
                             No. 1926
                                                    Session of
                                                      2025

     INTRODUCED BY CIRESI, KHAN, NEILSON, GIRAL, McNEILL, HANBIDGE,
        KENYATTA, PIELLI, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ,
        DONAHUE, OTTEN, STEELE, CERRATO, GREEN AND GILLEN,
        OCTOBER 6, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 6, 2025


                                         AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in burglary and other criminal
 3      intrusion, further providing for the offense of unlawful use
 4      of unmanned aircraft.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.         Section 3505(b)(1) of Title 18 of the
 8   Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and subsection (a)
 9   is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
10   § 3505.    Unlawful use of unmanned aircraft.
11      (a)    Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of
12   unlawful use of unmanned aircraft if the person uses an unmanned
13   aircraft intentionally or knowingly to:
14             * * *
15             (4)   Cause the unmanned aircraft to enter or remain over
16      the property of another person:
17                   (i)    to coerce, intimidate, harass or cause annoyance
18             to any person;
 1                  (ii)    to cause damage to any property; or
 2                  (iii)    in defiance of an order to leave or not enter
 3            the property given by actual communication to the
 4            offender by the owner of the property, another authorized
 5            person or a law enforcement officer.
 6      (b)   Grading.--The offense of unlawful use of unmanned
 7   aircraft shall be graded as follows:
 8            (1)   An offense under subsection (a)(1) [or (2)], (2) or
 9      (4) is a summary offense punishable by a fine of up to $300.
10            * * *
11      Section 2.     This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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