1. A person commits the offense of unlawful use of unmanned aircraft over a correctional center if he or she purposely: (1) Operates an unmanned aircraft within a vertical distance of four hundred feet over a correctional center's secure perimeter fence; or (2) Allows an unmanned aircraft to make contact with a correctional center, including any person or object on the premises of or within the facility. 2. For purposes of this section, "correctional center" shall include: (1) Any correctional center as defined in section 217.010 ; (2) Any private jail as defined in section 221.095 ; and (3) Any county or municipal jail. 3. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the operation of an unmanned aircraft by: (1) An employee of the correctional center at the direction of the chief administrative officer of the facility; (2) A person who has written consent from the chief administrative officer of the facility; (3) An employee of a law enforcement agency, fire department, or emergency medical service in the exercise of official duties; (4) A government official or employee in the exercise of official duties; (5) A public utility or a rural electric cooperative if: (a) The unmanned aircraft is used for the purpose of inspecting, repairing, or maintaining utility transmission or distribution lines or other utility equipment or infrastructure; (b) The utility notifies the correctional center before flying the unmanned aircraft, except during an emergency; and (c) The person operating the unmanned aircraft does not physically enter the prohibited space without an escort provided by the correctional center; (6) An employee of a railroad in the exercise of official duties on any land owned or operated by a railroad corporation regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration; or (7) A person operating an unmanned aircraft pursuant to and in compliance with any waiver issued by the Federal Aviation Authority under 14 C.F.R. Section 107.200 . 4. The offense of unlawful use of unmanned aircraft over a correctional center shall be punishable as an infraction unless the person uses an unmanned aircraft for the purpose of: (1) Delivering a gun, knife, weapon, or other article that may be used in such manner to endanger the life of an offender or correctional center employee, in which case the offense is a class B felony; (2) Facilitating an escape from confinement under section 575.210 , in which case the offense is a class C felony; or (3) Delivering a controlled substance, as that term is defined under section 195.010 , in which case the offense is a class D felony. 5. Each correctional center shall post a sign warning of the provisions of this section. The sign shall be at least eleven inches by fourteen inches and posted in a conspicuous place.
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