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Wyoming Drone Privacy & Surveillance (2026)

Info: Wyoming has no drone image-capture/surveillance statute (bills failed); W.S. 10-4-303 only bars unlawful low flight or landing on another's land without consent (a misdemeanor).

InfoVerified Jul 7, 2026

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Drone Privacy & Surveillance in states bordering Wyoming

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 →
IdahoRestricted
Idaho bars using a drone to intentionally surveil or gather information about targeted persons or private property (incl. a dwelling and its curtilage) without written consent (Idaho Code 21-213).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: legislature.idaho.gov · Full Idaho rule →
MontanaRestricted
Montana (MCA 45-6-210, 2025): flying a drone 200 ft or lower over another's property/residence without authorization is criminal trespass.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: mca.legmt.gov · Full Montana 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 →
South DakotaRestricted
South Dakota (SDCL 50-15-5): a Class 1 misdemeanor to use a drone to photograph, record or observe a person in a private place with a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: sdlegislature.gov · Full South Dakota rule →
UtahConditional
Utah has no drone-specific privacy law; the voyeurism statute (76-9-702.7) criminalizes using any technology (incl. a drone) to secretly record a person with a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: le.utah.gov · Full Utah rule →

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