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Template for a "Standard Operating Policy (SOP) Guidance for Law Enforcement Use of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS)"

NCJ Number
254591
Date Published
July 2019
Length
26 pages
Annotation

This policy guidance is for standardizing and enhancing the deployment of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) in direct support of law enforcement operations.

Abstract

This policy guidance is a template intended for use by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies for standardizing and enhancing their internal management of deployment of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) in direct support of their missions. It is not intended to and does not create any right, benefit, trust, or responsibility, whether substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or equity by a party against the United States, its agencies, instrumentalities, entities, officers, employees, or agents, or any person; and it does not create any right of review in an administrative, judicial or any other proceeding.