Recreational drone flights over St. Johns County follow federal FAA rules under 49 U.S.C. 44809: register drones over 250 grams, pass the TRUST test, fly below 400 feet, keep line of sight. Florida's Fla. Stat. 934.50 bars drone surveillance of private property.
Neither St. Johns County nor its cities regulate the airspace; the FAA does. Under 49 U.S.C. 44809 you may fly for fun without a Part 107 certificate if you register any drone over 250 grams, pass the free TRUST test, keep the aircraft in visual line of sight, stay below 400 feet, and yield to crewed aircraft. Flying near the Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Augustine requires LAANC authorization. Florida's Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act, Fla. Stat. 934.50, makes it unlawful to use a drone with an imaging device to surveil private property or a person there without written consent. St. Augustine Beach and the county beaches also restrict drone launch during sea-turtle nesting season.
The FAA fines unregistered or unsafe recreational flight thousands of dollars. Under Fla. Stat. 934.50 a surveillance victim may sue for damages and an injunction, and beach staff can cite a launch that disturbs nesting sea turtles.
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