Drone Legislation Sees Battle in 35 States

Some are calling 2014 the "year of the drone" because privacy advocates and government agencies will be battling across the country over the use of the unmanned aerial device.

More than 35 states are considering drone legislation this year.
    
Law enforcement and local governments want to use remote-controlled aircraft for everything from surveillance to search and rescue.

Privacy watchdogs are urging state legislatures to step in and head off any potential privacy violations.

The Minnesota legislature debated some of those privacy concerns recently.

"Nobody wants to put a police officer in jeopardy or jeopardize a current investigation, but we do want to protect people's privacy and folks have an expectation of that dating back a couple hundred years," state Rep. Joe Atkins, D-Inver Grove Heights, said.

California and Utah are looking at measures to require law enforcement to get a warrant before collecting data from the skies.