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Kansas Drone Privacy & Surveillance (2026)

Restricted: Kansas folds drone surveillance into its stalking/harassment law — drone use over or near a dwelling or occupied vehicle where one expects privacy counts as harassment (K.S.A. 60-31a02).

RestrictedVerified Jul 7, 2026

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Drone Privacy & Surveillance in states bordering Kansas

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

ColoradoInfo
Colorado has no drone-specific privacy or surveillance crime; general invasion-of-privacy law (CRS 18-7-801) may apply.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: content.leg.colorado.gov · Full Colorado 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 →
NebraskaRestricted
In Nebraska, causing a drone over another's property to observe a person in a place of solitude/seclusion is second-degree criminal trespass (Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-521).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: nebraskalegislature.gov · Full Nebraska rule →
OklahomaRestricted
Oklahoma (21 O.S. 1743) makes it a misdemeanor to use a drone to photograph, record or observe a person where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: oscn.net · Full Oklahoma rule →

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