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Mississippi Drones Near Prisons & Critical Infrastructure (2026)

Restricted: Mississippi's UAS Protection Act (97-47-5, 2021) criminalizes using a drone to surveil/record critical infrastructure or a correctional facility without consent.

RestrictedVerified Jul 7, 2026

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Drones Near Prisons & Critical Infrastructure in states bordering Mississippi

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

AlabamaRestricted
Operating a drone within 500 ft horizontally / 200 ft vertically of, or to surveil, an Alabama Dept. of Corrections facility is a Class C felony (Ala. Code 13A-7-91).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: alison.legislature.state.al.us · Full Alabama rule →
ArkansasRestricted
Arkansas bars knowingly using a drone to surveil or record critical infrastructure without the owner's written consent (Ark. Code 5-60-103).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · Full Arkansas rule →
LouisianaRestricted
La. R.S. 14:337 criminalizes flying a drone to surveil a targeted facility (critical infrastructure, refineries, schools) or over a jail, prison, or correctional facility.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: legis.la.gov · Full Louisiana 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 →

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