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the judge shall direct the applicant to sign the
judge’s name to the warrant, adding the time of the
issuance of the warrant.
(d) After transmitting an affidavit, an applicant
for a warrant under subsection (a)(3) or (a)(4)
shall transmit to the judge a copy of a warrant form
completed by the applicant. The judge may mod-
ify the transmitted warrant. If the judge agrees to
issue the warrant, the judge shall sign, affix the
date and time, and transmit to the applicant a
duplicate of the warrant.
(e) If a warrant is issued under subsection
(a)(2), the judge shall record the conversation on
audio tape and order the court reporter to type or
transcribe the recording for entry in the record.
The judge shall certify the audio tape, the tran-
scription, and the warrant retained by the judge for
entry in the record.
(f) If a warrant is issued under subsection
(a)(3), the facsimile copy of the affidavit and war-
rant sent to the judge shall be retained as if they
were the originals. If a warrant is issued under
subsection (a)(4), the electronically transmitted
copy of the affidavit and warrant sent to the judge
shall be printed and retained as if they were the
originals.
(g) The court reporter shall notify the applicant
who received a warrant under subsection (a)(1) or
(a)(2) when the transcription required under this
section is entered in the record. The applicant shall
sign the transcribed entry upon receiving notice
from the court reporter.
(h) The affiant and the judge may use an elec-
tronic signature on the affidavit and warrant. An
electronic signature may be indicated by
“s/Affiant’s Name” or “s/Judge’s Name” or by any
other electronic means that identifies the affiant
or judge and indicates that the affiant or judge
adopts the contents of the document to which the
electronic signature is affixed.
35-33-5-9. Search warrant required for
unmanned aerial vehicle;
exceptions.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a
law enforcement officer must obtain a search
warrant in order to use an unmanned aerial vehi-
cle.
(b) A law enforcement officer or governmen-
tal entity may use an unmanned aerial vehicle
without obtaining a search warrant if the law
enforcement officer determines that the use of
the unmanned aerial vehicle:
(1) is required due to:
(A) the existence of exigent circum-
stances necessitating a warrantless
search;
(B) the substantial likelihood of a ter-
rorist attack;
(C) the need to conduct a search and
rescue or recovery operation;
(D) the need to conduct efforts:
(i) in response to: or
(ii)to mitigate;
the results of a natural disaster or any
other disaster; or
(E) the need to perform a geographical,
an environmental, or any other survey
for a purpose that is not a criminal jus-
tice purpose; or
(2) will be conducted with the consent of
the affected property owner.
35-33-5-10. Unmanned aerial vehicle;
inadmissible evidence.
The following are not admissible in an admin-
istrative or judicial proceeding:
(1) A communication or an image that is
obtained through the use of an unmanned
aerial vehicle in violation of section 9 of
this chapter.
(2) Evidence derived from a communica-
tion or image described in subdivision (1).
35-33-5-11. Search warrant required for
obtaining stored electronic user
data.
(a) This subsection does not apply to elec-
tronic or video toll collection facilities or activi-
ties authorized under any of the following:
(1) IC 8-15-2.
(2) IC 8-15-3.
(3) IC 8-15.5.
(4) IC 8-15.7.
(5) IC 8-16.
(6) IC 9-21-3.5.
A law enforcement officer may not compel a user
