Senate OKs adding drones to anti-voyeurism law

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Legislature has given final approval to adding drones to the state's voyeurism law.

By a 27-1 vote, the Senate approved a bill to add unmanned aerial vehicles and aircraft to a state law barring viewing, photographing or recording in public what is underneath someone's clothing.

It would also add drones to the law prohibiting viewing someone for the purpose of sexual gratification in a private place where the person has a reasonable expectation to be nude or partially nude.

The measure now heads to Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

The bill is a scaled back attempt to limit the use of unmanned aerial aircraft by Republican Rep. Justin Harris, who had originally proposed making it illegal to use a drone to fly above private property and take pictures without permission.

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