North Dakota Century Code Title 29. Judicial Procedure, Criminal § 29-29.4-05. Prohibited use--Exceptions

a. Domestic use in private surveillance. A law enforcement agency may not authorize the use of, including granting a permit to use, an unmanned aerial vehicle or robot to permit any private person to conduct surveillance on any other private person without the express, informed consent of that other person or the owner of any real property on which that other private person is present.

b. Surveillance of the lawful exercise of constitutional rights, unless the surveillance is otherwise allowed under this chapter.

a. Neutralize an inanimate object at risk of exploding or causing an immediate threat to public safety or property; or

b. Prevent an imminent and substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death to a law enforcement officer or another individual, in a circumstance where the use of lethal force by an officer would be legally justified.