Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 17-3674

• File #: 17-3674
• Version: 1
• Name: ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING LIMITATION OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM USAGE ON COUNTY PROPERTY
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Approved
• File created: 6/1/2017
• In control: Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
• On agenda: 6/7/2017
• Final action: 9/13/2017
• Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING LIMITATION OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM USAGE ON COUNTY PROPERTY WHEREAS, use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), including drones, has exponentially increased and is becoming more common in both commercial and private contexts; and WHEREAS, increased UAS use has given rise to emerging conflicts and challenges requiring additional guidance as to responsible and lawful operation thereof; and WHEREAS, given their ability to carry and smuggle drugs, weapons or other contraband, UAS usage is increasingly presenting safety concerns for the operations of jails and prisons nationally, including Cook County Jail; and WHEREAS, UAS can also be used to surreptitiously take photographs and video footage, which can create a privacy, safety or security threat at other county property such as county courthouses and health system facilities; NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 58, Offenses and Miscellaneous Offenses, Ar...
• Sponsors: JOHN A. FRITCHEY, LUIS ARROYO JR, GREGG GOSLIN, DEBORAH SIMS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
9/13/2017	1	Board of Commissioners	approve	Pass
9/13/2017	1	Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee	recommend for approval	Pass
7/19/2017	1	Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee	recommend for deferral
6/7/2017	1	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

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PROPOSED ORDINANCE

ESTABLISHING LIMITATION OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM USAGE ON COUNTY PROPERTY

WHEREAS, use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), including drones, has exponentially increased and is becoming more common in both commercial and private contexts; and

WHEREAS, increased UAS use has given rise to emerging conflicts and challenges requiring additional guidance as to responsible and lawful operation thereof; and

WHEREAS, given their ability to carry and smuggle drugs, weapons or other contraband, UAS usage is increasingly presenting safety concerns for the operations of jails and prisons nationally, including Cook County Jail; and

WHEREAS, UAS can also be used to surreptitiously take photographs and video footage, which can create a privacy, safety or security threat at other county property such as county courthouses and health system facilities;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 58, Offenses and Miscellaneous Offenses, Article II, Offenses Involving Property Rights Sec. 58-48 of the Cook County Code, is hereby enacted as follows:

Sec. 58-48. Limitation of Unmanned Aerial System Usage on County Property.

(a) The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Agency shall mean any County agency that is the authorized custodian of County property.

Unmanned Aerial System or UAS shall mean an unmanned aerial vehicle or drone that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within the aircraft.

Property shall mean any land, building or facility owned or leased by Cook County.

(a) No person shall, at any time, fly any form of UAS on County property unless expressly authorized by the Agency that is the custodian of said property. Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be subject to a fine of $2,500.00 for each o...