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Arkansas Drone Privacy & Surveillance (2026)

Restricted: Arkansas criminalizes knowingly using a drone to secretly record or view a person with a reasonable expectation of privacy (video voyeurism, Ark. Code 5-16-101(b)).

RestrictedVerified Jul 7, 2026

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Drone Privacy & Surveillance in states bordering Arkansas

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

LouisianaRestricted
Louisiana's Peeping Tom law (R.S. 14:284), amended to name UAS, criminalizes using a drone to spy on or invade a person's privacy without consent.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: legis.la.gov · Full Louisiana rule →
MississippiRestricted
Mississippi's voyeurism/Peeping-Tom felony (97-29-61) names 'drones' among instruments barred from viewing into a bedroom, bathroom or any area with a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us · Full Mississippi rule →
MissouriInfo
Missouri has no drone-specific privacy crime; the general invasion-of-privacy law (565.252) bars nonconsensual nude imaging but does not mention drones.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: revisor.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
OklahomaRestricted
Oklahoma (21 O.S. 1743) makes it a misdemeanor to use a drone to photograph, record or observe a person where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: oscn.net · Full Oklahoma rule →
TennesseeRestricted
Tennessee (TCA 39-13-903) makes it a Class C misdemeanor to use a drone to capture an image of a person or private property with intent to conduct surveillance.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: publications.tnsosfiles.com · Full Tennessee rule →
TexasRestricted
Texas (Gov't Code 423.003) makes it a Class C misdemeanor to use a drone to capture an image of a person or private property to conduct surveillance (upheld 5th Cir. 2023).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: statutes.capitol.texas.gov · Full Texas rule →

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