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Georgia Drone Privacy & Surveillance (2026)

Info: Georgia has no drone-specific privacy statute; its general surveillance felony (OCGA 16-11-62) bars using any device to record activities in a private place out of public view.

InfoVerified Jul 7, 2026

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Drone Privacy & Surveillance in states bordering Georgia

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

AlabamaInfo
Alabama has no drone-specific privacy statute; the general criminal-surveillance law (13A-11-32) covers only secret surveillance while trespassing, not drones.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: judicial.alabama.gov · Full Alabama rule →
FloridaRestricted
Florida's Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act bars using a drone with an imaging device to record private property or its occupants to surveil them without consent (Fla. Stat. 934.50).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: flsenate.gov · Full Florida rule →
North CarolinaRestricted
North Carolina (G.S. 15A-300.1) bars using a drone to surveil a person, dwelling or private property without consent, or to photograph someone without consent for publication; civil action.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: ncleg.gov · Full North Carolina rule →
South CarolinaInfo
South Carolina has no drone-specific privacy statute; its only drone law (24-1-300) covers corrections. Peeping/voyeurism is handled by the general S.C. Code 16-17-470.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: scstatehouse.gov · Full South Carolina 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 →

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