Wisconsin Code § 175.55

Use of drones restricted
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(1) In this section:
(a) “Drone” has the meaning given in s. 114.105 (1) (a).
(b) “Wisconsin law enforcement agency” has the meaning
given in s. 165.77 (1) (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 en-

forcement 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.

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