{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-executive-law-236","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Executive Law § 236","heading":"Drones","body":"§ 236. Drones. 1. The terms used in this section shall have the same\nmeaning as given in section 280.00 of the penal law.\n  2. A police officer as defined by subdivision thirty-four of section\n1.20 of the criminal procedure law, or a peace officer as defined by\nsection 2.10 of the criminal procedure law, acting within such peace\nofficer's geographical jurisdiction, may take reasonable and necessary\nmitigation measures against a credible threat that a drone poses to the\nsafety or security of people and/or prohibited spaces. Such measures may\ninclude but not be limited to any of the following:\n  (a) The use of detection, tracking, and identification methods of a\ndrone and/or drone operating system.\n  (b) The interception or disabling of a drone and/or drone operating\nsystem through legal and safe methods, including but not limited to both\nkinetic and non-kinetic mitigation measures.\n  (c) A law enforcement officer or agency may only use kinetic measures\nwhen non-kinetic measures have or would reasonably be expected to fail,\nprovided that such kinetic measures are deployed using federally\napproved technologies.\n  3. The superintendent shall, within six months of the effective date\nof this section, promulgate rules and regulations for drone mitigation\nby police officers and peace officers. Such rules and regulations shall\nprioritize the use of the least destructive measures necessary to\nmitigate the threat posed by the drone.\n  4. (a) A qualifying police officer or peace officer shall act pursuant\nto subdivision two of this section only if: (i) the officer has\ncompleted the training required by the superintendent or the\nsuperintendent's designee, in addition to any other training and\ncertification required by federal law; (ii) the officer has reasonable\nsuspicion that the drone is operating in a nefarious manner or within a\nprohibited space before using non-kinetic measures; and (iii) the\nofficer has probable cause a drone is operating in a nefarious manner or\nwithin prohibited space before using kinetic measures. Any drone\nmitigation measure employed must occur in accordance with the\nregulations prescribed pursuant to subdivision three of this section and\nin accordance with applicable federal law.\n  (b) Within forty-eight hours of utilizing any mitigation measures\nauthorized by this section, the agency employing the officer who\nutilized such measures shall report such utilization to the\nsuperintendent or the superintendent's designee, in the form and manner\nprescribed by the superintendent, in addition to any reporting required\nby federal law.\n  5. The superintendent may designate one or more areas of the state as\na space to test kinetic and non-kinetic mitigation measures.\n  6. The superintendent shall establish a registry known as \"the New\nYork state blue list\". Such registry shall include vetted and approved\nvendors that comply with applicable federal requirements. Upon\npublication of the registry, the state, its agencies, and any political\nsubdivisions of the state may only buy or lease drones and drone\nmitigation technology from vendors listed on such registry.","path":["Executive Law","Article 11. Division of State Police"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EXC/236","current_through":"2026-10-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-31T05:48:35Z","sha256":"4c12217f74ab58b0c9439dda8ecdcec3853ad5248adc5dd290788b0326308ca4","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-executive-law-235","next":"us-ny/n.y.-executive-law-240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}