175.55 Use of drones restricted.
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175.55 Use of drones restricted.
(1)In this section:
(a)“Drone” has the meaning given in s. 114.105
(a).
(b)“Wisconsin law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s. 165.77
(c)and includes the department of justice and a tribal law enforcement agency.
(2)No Wisconsin law enforcement agency may use a drone to gather evidence or other information in a criminal investigation from or at a place or location where an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy without first obtaining a search warrant under s. 968.12 . This subsection does not apply to the use of a drone in a public place or to assist in an active search and rescue operation, to locate an escaped prisoner, to surveil a place or location for the purpose of executing an arrest warrant, or if a law enforcement officer has reasonable suspicion to believe that the use of a drone is necessary to prevent imminent danger to an individual or to prevent imminent destruction of evidence.