1. A public agency:
(a) May operate an unmanned aerial vehicle only if:
(1) Before the operation of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the public agency registers the unmanned aerial vehicle with the Department pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 493.118.
(2) The public agency operates the unmanned aerial vehicle in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 493.118.
(b) Must not operate an unmanned aerial vehicle for the purposes of assisting a law enforcement agency with law enforcement or conducting a criminal prosecution.
2. Any photograph, image, recording or other information that is acquired by a public agency through the operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle in violation of this section, and any evidence that is derived therefrom:
(a) Is not admissible in, and must not be disclosed in, a judicial, administrative or other adjudicatory proceeding; and
(b) May not be used to establish reasonable suspicion or probable cause as the basis for investigating or prosecuting a crime or offense.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1776)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 493 - General Provisions
NRS 493.030 - Sovereignty in space.
NRS 493.040 - Ownership of space.
NRS 493.050 - Lawfulness of flight and landing; liability for forced landing.
NRS 493.060 - Liability for damages on land or water; lien for damages.
NRS 493.070 - Liability for collision of aircraft.
NRS 493.080 - Jurisdiction over crimes and torts.
NRS 493.090 - Jurisdiction over contracts.
NRS 493.100 - Dangerous flying: Penalty.
NRS 493.106 - Unmanned aerial vehicles: Weaponization prohibited; penalties.
NRS 493.120 - Uniformity of interpretation.
NRS 493.140 - Standards for determining whether operation is careless or reckless.
NRS 493.160 - Licensing of airmen and operators.
NRS 493.170 - Licensing of aeronautics instructors.
NRS 493.180 - Posting and inspection of license of airman and aircraft.
NRS 493.190 - Powers and duties of state and municipal officers.
NRS 493.210 - Aerial navigational chart: Contents; fee; use of receipts.