Mandatory Third-Party Liability Insurance

Verified from official sources
Cabinet Regulation No. 447Version 1Effective -Verified 25 August 2026

In plain language

If you fly a drone in Latvia, you or the drone owner must have third-party liability insurance to cover any potential damage to people, property, or the environment.

Requirement as structured

To conduct UAS flights in the airspace of the Republic of Latvia, the UAS operator or owner must insure their third-party liability against damage that the UAS could cause to the health, life, property of third parties, or the environment.

Original regulatory text

lai veiktu bezpilota gaisa kuģu lidojumus Latvijas Republikas gaisa telpā, bezpilota gaisa kuģu sistēmu ekspluatants vai bezpilota gaisa kuģa īpašnieks apdrošina savu vispārējo civiltiesisko atbildību pret zaudējumiem, kurus bezpilota gaisa kuģis varētu radīt trešās personas veselībai, dzīvībai vai mantai, kā arī videi