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New York Drones Near Prisons & Critical Infrastructure (2026)

Info: No enacted statewide statute bars drones over critical infrastructure or prisons in New York; FAA/federal rules apply.

InfoVerified Jul 7, 2026

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Drones Near Prisons & Critical Infrastructure in states bordering New York

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

ConnecticutRestricted
PA 25-1 (2025): a class A misdemeanor to fly a drone under 250 ft above or 100 ft from a critical-infrastructure facility (incl. correctional facilities) or to surveil one.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: cga.ct.gov · Full Connecticut rule →
MassachusettsInfo
No enacted Massachusetts law restricts drones near critical infrastructure or correctional facilities; only proposed bills. FAA rules apply.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: malegislature.gov · Full Massachusetts rule →
New JerseyRestricted
New Jersey: operating a drone that endangers a correctional facility on its premises or nearby is a 4th-degree crime; drone surveillance of such a facility is a 3rd-degree crime (2C:40-28(b)).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: pub.njleg.state.nj.us · Full New Jersey rule →
PennsylvaniaRestricted
Pennsylvania (18 Pa.C.S. 3505(a)(3)) makes it a second-degree felony to use a drone to deliver contraband to a prison/correctional facility.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: legis.state.pa.us · Full Pennsylvania rule →
VermontConditional
Vermont (20 V.S.A. 4625): a civil penalty up to $500 (not a crime) to knowingly operate a drone over a correctional facility or its recognizable grounds.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: legislature.vermont.gov · Full Vermont rule →

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