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Recreational Drones: Antioch vs Brentwood

How do recreational drones rules compare between Antioch, CA and Brentwood, CA?

Antioch has fewer restrictions than Brentwood.

Antioch, CA

Contra Costa County

Some Restrictions

California Civil Code Β§1708.8 creates "constructive invasion of privacy" liability for drones capturing visual or audio of people engaged in private activities. Penal Code Β§647(j) criminalizes voyeurism. Antioch relies on state law and harassment ordinances rather than drone-specific privacy rules.

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Brentwood, CA

Contra Costa County

Heavy Restrictions

California Civil Code 1708.8 makes it a civil tort to use a drone to capture images or recordings of someone in a private setting. Brentwood also enforces trespass and peeping laws against invasive drone use. Flying a drone low over a private backyard to record can result in civil and criminal liability.

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