California ABX111 would make it a crime to impede emergency personnel and to operate drones during emergencies.

California ABX111 amends the Penal Code to make it a crime for a person to go to the scene of an emergency to view the activities of emergency personnel, unless it is part of their employment duties. It also makes it a crime to knowingly resist or interfere with a lifeguard in an emergency. The bill would make it a felony to operate an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone during a fire-related emergency, punishable by up to three years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000.

California ABX111 would make it a crime to impede emergency personnel and to operate drones during emergencies.

California ABX111 amends the Penal Code to make it a crime for a person to go to the scene of an emergency to view the activities of emergency personnel, unless it is part of their employment duties. It also makes it a crime to knowingly resist or interfere with a lifeguard in an emergency. The bill would make it a felony to operate an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote piloted aircraft, or drone during a fire-related emergency, punishable by up to three years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000.