Monday, August 13th… As reported on the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) webpage…
“Over the past several years, the development of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) have been occurring at an extremely fast pace. Recently, this technology has been identified as a potentially important tool for public safety. However, as with any new law enforcement technology, there is a need to address various issues concerning its use. One such issue is the deployment of sUAS for legitimate public safety purposes while respecting the privacy of the public.” “The IACP, through the work of the Aviation Committee, has released Recommended Guidelines for the Use of Unmanned Aircraft to provide agencies with guidance in the development of policies for the use of these important public safety tools.”
Recommended Guidelines for the use of Unmanned Aircraft
Read the 8/16 report in the Washington Times by Stephen Dinan…
Police chiefs adopt drone code of conduct
About the IACP
The International Association of Chiefs of Police is the world’s oldest and largest nonprofit membership organization of police executives, with over 20,000 members in over 100 different countries. IACP’s leadership consists of the operating chief executives of international, federal, state and local agencies of all sizes.
About the NSA
Chartered in 1940, the National Sheriffs’ Association is a professional association dedicated to serving the Office of Sheriff and its affiliates through police education, police training, and general law enforcement information resources. NSA represents thousands of sheriffs, deputies and other law enforcement, public safety professionals, and concerned citizens nationwide.
Though there are a number of local sheriff’s departments currently operating UAS under FAA Certificates of Authorization (COA), the NSA has not yet published UAS guidelines for it’s membership.
Rich Hanson
AMA Government and Regulatory Affairs