IN THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF FIRESTONE
April 3, 2026
AN ACT
for the Deterrence and Regulations of Overflight in No-Fly Environments (DRONE ACT)
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Firestone in Congress assembled,
§1. SHORT TITLE
This Act may be simply known as the “DRONE Act”
§2. DEFINITIONS
(a) The “Firestone Aviation Administration” (or simply referred to as the “FAA”) shall be recognized as: Firestone Aviation Administration
(a1) “Aviation Regulations” (or referred to as FAA Aviation Regulations) shall be recognized as: Aviation Regulations
(b) The “Department of Homeland Security” (or simply referred to as “DHS”) shall be recognized as: Department of Homeland Security
(c) The “Firestone National Guard” (or simply referred to as “FNG”) shall be recognized as: Firestone National Guard
(d) The “Special Weapons and Tactics team” (or simply referred to as “SCSO SWAT team”) shall be recognized as: SCSO: SWAT Division
(e) For the purposes of this Act, the “Criminal Code” (or simply referred to as “FCC”), as described by the Criminal Code Revision Act (R), shall be defined as: Firestone Criminal Code
(g) “Drone”, “Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)”, or “unmanned aircraft” shall refer to any remotely operated or autonomous aerial vehicle not carrying a human operator.
§3. VIOLATING NO-FLY ZONES
(a) Chapter 3, §14 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be created, titled “§14 - Flying A Drone Over Restricted Airspace” and shall read as follows:
(a) The act of flying a drone over restricted airspace shall be recognized as an unlawful criminal offense within the State of Firestone.
(a1) The act of flying a drone over restricted airspace shall be the act of flying drones, Unmanned Aerial Systems, or other unmanned aircraft in the areas outlined in Chapter 4, §2, §3, and §4 of the FAA Aviation Regulations.
(a2) Persons may also be subject to subsection (a) if they are flying drones, Unmanned Aerial Systems, or other unmanned aircraft within 500 studs of an active and clearly marked DHS motorcade, defined as any motorcade with visible law enforcement presence or active emergency signaling, or actively locked down DHS perimeter.
(b) Law enforcement, fire department, and other relevant governing agencies with access to drones shall be exempt when acting within the scope of their official duties from subsection (a).
(b) Chapter 3, §14 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be a Class A Felony, and is punishable by a jail time up to 900 seconds,
(c) Chapter 3, §15 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be created, titled “§15 - Flying A Drone Over Controlled Airspace” and shall read as follows:
(a) The act of flying a drone over controlled airspace shall be recognized as an unlawful criminal offense within the State of Firestone.
(a1) The act of flying a drone over controlled airspace shall be the act of flying drones, Unmanned Aerial Systems, or other unmanned aircraft in the areas outlined in Chapter 4, §1 of the FAA Aviation Regulations.
(b) Law enforcement, fire department, and other relevant governing agencies with access to drones shall be exempt when acting within the scope of their official duties from subsection (a).
(d) Chapter 3, §15 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be a Class C Felony, and is punishable by a jail time up to 450 seconds, or a $950 fine.
§4. ENDANGERMENT TO ROTORCRAFT
(a) Chapter 3, §16 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be created, titled “§16 Reckless Endangerment of a Manned Rotorcraft” and shall read as follows:
(a) The act of flying a drone near another rotorcraft shall be recognized as an unlawful criminal offense within the State of Firestone.
(a1) The act of flying drones, Unmanned Aerial Systems, or other unmanned aircraft shall be the act of flying a drone within a distance of at least three (3) lengths of a rotorcraft away from other rotorcraft.
(b) Chapter 3, §16 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be a Class A Misdemeanor, and is punishable by a $900 fine.
(c) Chapter 3, §17 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be created, titled “§17 Unlawful Destruction of a Rotorcraft” and shall read as follows:
(a) The act of unlawfully destroying a rotorcraft shall be recognized as an unlawful criminal offense within the State of Firestone.
(a1) The act of destroying a rotorcraft shall be the act of setting a rotorcraft on fire without the owner’s consent — ownership of property as dictated by legislation.
(a2) Setting fire to a rotorcraft by shooting it shall not be subject to this article, so long as such use of force was justified, as prescribed by this Code and further legislation, and if it was done by a member of the Firestone National Guard, Department of Homeland Security, or the SCSO SWAT team.
(b) An individual may not be charged with Unlawful Destruction of a Rotorcraft in conjunction with Arson (FCC 3 §1), Destroying Property (FCC 3 §3), or Destroying Government Property (FCC 3 §4) for the same underlying act, though separate and distinct acts may be charged independently.
(d) Chapter 3, §17 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be a Class A Felony, and is punishable by a jail time up to 900 seconds.
§5. RECKLESS OPERATION
(a) Chapter 3, §18 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be created, titled “§18 Reckless Operation of a Drone” and shall read as follows:
(a) The act of flying a drone in a reckless manner shall be recognized as an unlawful criminal offense within the State of Firestone.
(a1) The act of reckless operation of a drone shall be the act of, through clear and extreme disregard for others’ safety, operating a drone, Unmanned Aerial System, or other unmanned aircraft in a way that creates an undue hazard to another. This includes, but is not limited to: maneuvering the unmanned aircraft into people or vehicles, including other rotorcraft, in a blatantly unsafe manner, maneuvering a drone in a way that interferes with law enforcement or public service employees, or flying a drone into private property that the private property owner has not explicitly consented to drone operation.
(b) Law enforcement, fire department, and other relevant governing agencies with access to drones shall be exempt from subsection (a) as long as there is an emergent circumstance to operate a drone in a hazardous way.
(c) Chapter 3, §18 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be a Class A Misdemeanor, and is punishable by a jail time up to 400 seconds or a $750 fine.
§6. CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENTS
(a) Chapter 4, §6, subsection (a3) of the Firestone Criminal Code currently states:
The act of Grand Theft, classified as a class C felony punishable by 400-500 seconds of incarceration, shall have an enhancement applied when the grand theft is of a law enforcement vehicle, constituting it as a class B felony punishable by 600-750 seconds of incarceration.
(a1) Chapter 4, §6, subsection (a3) of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be amended to state:
The act of Grand Theft shall have a base classification as a Class C Felony, punishable by 400-500 seconds of jail time.
If the grand theft is of a law enforcement vehicle, then the classification shall be a Class B Felony, punishable by 600-750 seconds of jail time.
If the grand theft is of a rotorcraft, then the classification shall be a Class A Felony, punishable by 900 seconds of jail time.
(b) Chapter 4, §6, subsection (b) of the Firestone Criminal Code does not exist yet, but shall be created and state:
The act of intentionally taking (through operating the rotorcraft to physically move it) of any rotorcraft without the owner’s consent shall also be Grand Theft. A rotorcraft being unlocked/rideable shall not, in and of itself, be interpreted as consent for the purposes of this offense.
§7. RIGHT TO KNOWLEDGE AND NAVIGATION
(a) For the purposes of safe drone operation and navigation, the Firestone Aviation Administration shall have a duty to notify the public — not just Rotorcraft Pilots License holders — of changes in airspace regulations, as defined in Chapter 4 of the FAA Aviation regulations, via official channels within 24 hours.
§8. ENACTMENT
This Legislation shall go into effect upon the completion of the constitutionally required processes.
§9. SEVERABILITY
Should any part of this Legislation be struck down and/or declared unenforceable, then that part shall be severed with the rest remaining in full force and effect unless all is struck down and/or declared unenforceable.
Author
The Great and Honorable Senator TipsyKermit
Co-Author
The Great and Honorable Senator d3av2id1
Co-Sponsors:
The Great and Honorable Representative Genner0072