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New Mexico Senate Eyes Limiting Police Drones

A New Mexico Senate panel is set to debate a measure that would ban the use of police drones from gathering evidence without a warrant.

The Senate Public Affairs Committee is scheduled Tuesday to vote on a proposal outlawing unwarranted surveillance by unmanned aircraft in New Mexico.

The bill, sponsored by Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino and Rep. Paul Pacheco, would prevent unwarranted material from being used in court and would allow targets of drones to seek civil action.

The move comes as police departments in New Mexico consider the use of drones.

Earlier this week, the federal government proposed drone rules for aerial photography and mapping, crop monitoring, and inspections of cell towers, bridges and other tall structures.

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