SB 540

This bill makes it unlawful to place a global positioning device on another

person's vehicle without that person's knowledge and consent or to intentionally

obtain information regarding another person's movement or location generated by

a global positioning device without that person's knowledge or consent. The bill also

makes it unlawful for a person to place a global positioning device on a vehicle used

primarily by his or her spouse after a petition for an annulment, divorce, or legal

separation has been filed without that person's knowledge and consent. A person

who does any of these acts is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and is subject to a fine

not to exceed $10,000, imprisonment not to exceed nine months, or both.

The provisions of the bill do not apply to a person who installs a

factory-installed, subscription-based communication and navigation system, to a

law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity, or to an employer who

is tracking the movement or location of a commercial vehicle owned, leased, or

assigned for use by the employer during business hours.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,

the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a

report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to

result if the bill is enacted.