SB 22

This bill prohibits certain uses of a global positioning device (GPS). Under the

bill, a person who places a GPS on a vehicle owned by another person without that

person's knowledge or who intentionally obtains information regarding another

person's movement or location generated by a GPS without that person's knowledge

is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Additionally, under the bill a person who places

a GPS on a vehicle used primarily by his or her spouse without the spouse's

knowledge after a petition for an annulment, divorce, or legal separation has been

filed is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

The bill creates exceptions for a person who installs a subscription-based

communication or navigation system, for a parent or guardian who places a GPS to

track the movement or location of his or her minor child or ward, for a business owner

who places a GPS to track a motor vehicle used for his or her business, for a lienholder

who places a GPS to track a motor vehicle for the purpose of repossessing the vehicle,

and for a law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity.

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.