Florida Senate - 2016                              CS for SB 642
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Judiciary; and Senator Diaz de la Portilla
       
       
       
       
       
       590-01332-16                                           2016642c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to drones; creating s. 768.38, F.S.;
    3         providing for liability for injury to a person or
    4         property damage in this state for the negligent
    5         operation of a drone; defining a term; providing an
    6         effective date.
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    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Section 768.38, Florida Statutes, is created to
   11  read:
   12         768.38 Liability arising out of drone use.—Notwithstanding
   13  s. 768.81, if a person suffers an injury or property damage
   14  caused by the negligent operation of a drone, the owner and
   15  operator of the drone are liable for damages on the basis of the
   16  doctrine of joint and several liability. As used in this
   17  section, the term “drone” has the same meaning as in s. 934.50.
   18         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.