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Mississippi Drone Privacy & Surveillance (2026)
Restricted: Mississippi's voyeurism/Peeping-Tom felony (97-29-61) names 'drones' among instruments barred from viewing into a bedroom, bathroom or any area with a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Official source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us →
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Drone Privacy & Surveillance in states bordering Mississippi
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- AlabamaInfo
Alabama has no drone-specific privacy statute; the general criminal-surveillance law (13A-11-32) covers only secret surveillance while trespassing, not drones.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: judicial.alabama.gov · Full Alabama rule →
- ArkansasRestricted
Arkansas criminalizes knowingly using a drone to secretly record or view a person with a reasonable expectation of privacy (video voyeurism, Ark. Code 5-16-101(b)).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · Full Arkansas rule →
- LouisianaRestricted
Louisiana's Peeping Tom law (R.S. 14:284), amended to name UAS, criminalizes using a drone to spy on or invade a person's privacy without consent.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: legis.la.gov · Full Louisiana rule →
- TennesseeRestricted
Tennessee (TCA 39-13-903) makes it a Class C misdemeanor to use a drone to capture an image of a person or private property with intent to conduct surveillance.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: publications.tnsosfiles.com · Full Tennessee rule →
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