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Kentucky Drone Privacy & Surveillance (2026)

Restricted: Kentucky (HB 19, 2025) bars using a drone to record images of private property or its occupants to conduct surveillance without consent (KRS 500.130).

RestrictedVerified Jul 7, 2026

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Drone Privacy & Surveillance in states bordering Kentucky

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

IllinoisInfo
Illinois has no statute criminalizing private drone surveillance; its Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act restricts only law-enforcement drone use (725 ILCS 167).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: ilga.gov · Full Illinois rule →
IndianaRestricted
Indiana criminalizes remote aerial voyeurism: operating a drone with intent to peep into another's occupied dwelling to capture images, a Class A misdemeanor (IC 35-45-4-5).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: iga.in.gov · Full Indiana 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 →
OhioInfo
Ohio has no statute criminalizing drone surveillance of persons or property; the state UAV law (ORC 4561.51) covers only responder interference and criminal-intent critical-facility flights.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: codes.ohio.gov · Full Ohio 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 →
VirginiaConditional
Virginia (Va. Code 18.2-121.3): flying a drone within 50 ft of a dwelling to coerce/intimidate/harass, or imaging an inmate, is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: law.lis.virginia.gov · Full Virginia rule →
West VirginiaRestricted
West Virginia (61-16-2(a)) makes it a misdemeanor to operate a drone to capture images/audio of another person or private property, without permission, invading a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · Full West Virginia rule →

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