Arizona

Conditional

Issuer: Arizona Film and Digital Media (Arizona Commerce Authority)

Cost: State film office registration and ADOT highway permits are free; state parks require insurance and a permit application

Processing: ADOT wants applications 10 business days out; Arizona State Parks up to 30 days

There is no singular state film permit in Arizona; each jurisdiction has its own process, and cities and counties issue most filming permits. The state film office at the Arizona Commerce Authority asks productions to register their project and points them to the right authority. What the state itself permits: ADOT issues no-cost film permits for shoots on or along state highways (insurance and a traffic control plan required), and Arizona State Parks and Trails requires a permit application for commercial photography, video, and film, emailed to the parks PIO with a 1 million dollar insurance certificate. Personal and portrait photography (engagement, family, graduation) no longer requires a state parks permit. Verify current requirements with the film office and the parks agency.

Commercial drone work requires FAA Part 107

State parks expect drone use to be declared on the film permit application. For Part 107 and state drone law, see Drone Authority.

Yes: you can photograph what is visible from public space in the US

Private property sets its own rules regardless of state law.