← Kentucky drone laws›Drones Near Prisons & Critical Infrastructure

Kentucky Drones Near Prisons & Critical Infrastructure (2026)

Restricted: Kentucky makes it a misdemeanor to fly a drone above key infrastructure assets (power, water, refineries) with intent to harm or surveil, without consent (KRS 511.100).

RestrictedVerified Jul 7, 2026

Drone rules change at the state line — and in your state.Track them in the free LawLert iPhone app: it alerts you when you cross into a state where they differ, and when they change in your state. No account.Get the app

Official source: apps.legislature.ky.gov →

General legal information, not legal advice — verify important decisions with a licensed attorney.

Drones Near Prisons & Critical Infrastructure in states bordering Kentucky

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

IndianaRestricted
Indiana criminalizes operating a drone to obstruct or interfere with police, correctional officers, firefighters or EMS (IC 35-44.1-4-10).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: iga.in.gov · Full Indiana rule →
MissouriRestricted
Missouri criminalizes flying a drone within 400 ft over an open-air facility/stadium (577.800) or over a correctional center's secure perimeter (217.850).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: revisor.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
OhioRestricted
Ohio (ORC 4561.51(C)) criminalizes flying a drone to photograph/record/loiter over or near a critical facility with intent to further a violent offense or to destroy or tamper with it.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: codes.ohio.gov · Full Ohio rule →
TennesseeRestricted
Tennessee makes it an offense to knowingly fly a drone within 250 feet of the perimeter of a critical-infrastructure facility to conduct surveillance (T.C.A. 39-13-903, added by 2016 Public Chapter 788).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: publications.tnsosfiles.com · Full Tennessee rule →
VirginiaRestricted
Virginia (Va. Code 18.2-121.3(B)): a Class 4 felony to fly a drone over critical infrastructure/utilities without authorization; a Class 1 misdemeanor over a correctional facility.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: law.lis.virginia.gov · Full Virginia rule →
West VirginiaRestricted
West Virginia (61-16-2(b)): a misdemeanor to fly a drone over a 'targeted facility' (critical infrastructure) to deploy an object or to surveil/gather info with intent to do harm.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · Full West Virginia rule →

Don't get caught off guardCross into a state where this law is different and the free iPhone app tells you what changed, even with the app closed. It also alerts you when a law you track changes where you live. No account.Get the free app

Track this law — get alerted when it changes

We watch the official sources behind Kentucky drones rules. If a tracked rule changes, you get one short email — never more than one a week. Free, unsubscribe anytime.