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Illinois Drone Privacy & Surveillance (2026)

Info: Illinois has no statute criminalizing private drone surveillance; its Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act restricts only law-enforcement drone use (725 ILCS 167).

InfoVerified Jul 7, 2026

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Drone Privacy & Surveillance in states bordering Illinois

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

IndianaRestricted
Indiana criminalizes remote aerial voyeurism: operating a drone with intent to peep into another's occupied dwelling to capture images, a Class A misdemeanor (IC 35-45-4-5).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: iga.in.gov · Full Indiana rule →
IowaInfo
Iowa has no statute criminalizing private drone surveillance; Iowa Code 808.15 only makes warrantless drone-gathered information inadmissible as evidence.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: legis.iowa.gov · Full Iowa rule →
KentuckyRestricted
Kentucky (HB 19, 2025) bars using a drone to record images of private property or its occupants to conduct surveillance without consent (KRS 500.130).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · Full Kentucky rule →
MissouriInfo
Missouri has no drone-specific privacy crime; the general invasion-of-privacy law (565.252) bars nonconsensual nude imaging but does not mention drones.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: revisor.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
WisconsinRestricted
Wisconsin (Wis. Stat. 942.10) makes it a Class A misdemeanor to use a drone to photograph, record or observe another person where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov · Full Wisconsin rule →

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