Michigan Laws 259.320 – Criminal liability; offense committed with aid of an unmanned aircraft system; exception
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 259.320
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 259.303
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- Unmanned aircraft: means an aircraft flown by a remote pilot via a ground control system, or autonomously through use of an on-board computer, communication links, and any additional equipment that is necessary for the unmanned aircraft to operate safely. See Michigan Laws 259.303
- Unmanned aircraft system: means an unmanned aircraft and all of the associated support equipment, control station, data links, telemetry, communications, navigation equipment, and other equipment necessary to operate the unmanned aircraft. See Michigan Laws 259.303
(1) A person is guilty of an offense committed with the aid of an unmanned aircraft system if the unmanned aircraft system is under the person’s control and the activity performed with the aid of the unmanned aircraft system would have given rise to criminal liability under the penal law of this state if it was performed directly by the person without the aid of an unmanned aircraft system.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), and except as provided in section 21 and 22 and section 45a(1) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.45a, solely flying an unmanned aircraft system through navigable airspace in accordance with federal law does not give rise to criminal liability under the penal law of this state.