12-820.10. Unmanned aircraft operator; immunity; definitions

A. A public entity or public employee is not liable to an unmanned aircraft operator for any injury to personal property caused by a peace officer intercepting, capturing, disabling, shooting, destroying or otherwise rendering inoperative an unmanned aircraft within fifteen miles of this state's international border if the peace officer had reasonable suspicion that the unmanned aircraft was being used to commit a violation of title 13, chapter 23, 34 or 34.1.

B. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Unmanned aircraft" has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-3729.

2. "Unmanned aircraft operator":

(a) Means a person who operates an unmanned aircraft.

(b) Includes the owner of an unmanned aircraft and any person or group of persons acting in concert with the person who operates the unmanned aircraft.