Section 9.54 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Limitation On Use Of Force By Drone(a) In this section: (1) "Autonomous drone" means a drone that operates autonomously through computer software or other programming. (2) "Drone" and "law enforcement agency" have the meanings assigned by Article 2B.0253 , Code of Criminal Procedure. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the use of force, including deadly force, involving a drone is justified under this subchapter only if: (1) at the time the use of force occurred, the actor was employed by a law enforcement agency; (2) the use of force: (A) would have been justified under another provision of this subchapter; and (B) did not involve the use of deadly force by means of an autonomous drone; and (3) before the use of force occurred, the law enforcement agency employing the actor adopted and submitted to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement a policy on the agency's use of force by means of a drone, as required by Article 2B.0253 , Code of Criminal Procedure, and the use of force conformed to the requirements of that policy. Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 765,Sec. 2.155, eff. 1/1/2025.Added by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1011,Sec. 2, eff. 6/18/2021. See Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1011, Sec. 4.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.