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New Jersey Drone Privacy & Surveillance (2026)

Restricted: New Jersey (P.L. 2017 c.315) makes it an offense for a person subject to a restraining/no-contact order to fly a drone near the protected person or location.

RestrictedVerified Jul 7, 2026

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Drone Privacy & Surveillance in states bordering New Jersey

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

DelawareRestricted
Delaware criminalizes operating a drone to invade the privacy of, or harass, a person on private property (11 Del. C. 1334(b)).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: delcode.delaware.gov · Full Delaware rule →
New YorkInfo
New York has no statewide drone-specific privacy crime (it is largely local, e.g., NYC); Penal Law 250.45 covers imaging-device surveillance generally, not drones.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: nysenate.gov · Full New York rule →
PennsylvaniaRestricted
Pennsylvania (18 Pa.C.S. 3505) makes it a summary offense to use a drone to surveil a person in a private place or place them in reasonable fear of injury.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: legis.state.pa.us · Full Pennsylvania rule →

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