Unlawful installation of a tracking device.

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  • (1) As used in this section:
    • (a) "Motor vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Subsection 41-12a-103(4).
    • (b) "Private investigator" means an individual who is:
      • (i) licensed as a private investigator under Title 53, Chapter 9, Private Investigator Regulation Act; and
      • (ii) acting in the capacity of a private investigator.
    • (c) "Protective order" means a protective order, stalking injunction, or restraining order issued by a court of any jurisdiction.
    • (d)
      • (i) "Tracking device" means a device used for the primary purpose of revealing the device's location or movement by the transmission or recording of an electronic signal.
      • (ii) "Tracking device" does not include location technology installed on a vehicle by the vehicle manufacturer or a commercial vehicle dealer that transmits electronic signals for the purpose of data collection, if the data collection is anonymized.
  • (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a person is guilty of unlawful installation of a tracking device if the person knowingly installs, or directs another to install, a tracking device on a motor vehicle owned or leased by another person, without the permission of the owner or lessee of the vehicle.
  • (3) A person is not guilty of unlawful installation of a tracking device if the person:
    • (a)
      • (i) is a licensed private investigator installing the tracking device for a legitimate business purpose; and
      • (ii) installs the tracking device on a motor vehicle that is not:
        • (A) owned or leased by an individual under the protection of a protective order; or
        • (B) operated by an individual under the protection of a protective order who resides with, or is an immediate family member of, the owner or lessee of the motor vehicle; or
    • (b) installs the tracking device pursuant to a court order.
  • (4) Unlawful installation of a tracking device is a class A misdemeanor.
  • (5) This section does not apply to a peace officer, acting in the peace officer's official capacity, who installs a tracking device on a motor vehicle in the course of a criminal investigation or pursuant to a court order.
  • (6) Before installing a tracking device on a motor vehicle under Subsection (3), a private investigator shall request confirmation from a state entity with access to updated protective order records, that:
    • (a) the owner or lessee of the vehicle is not under the protection of a protective order; and
    • (b) an individual who resides with, or is an immediate family member of, the owner or lessee of the motor vehicle is not under the protection of a protective order.
  • (7) On request from a licensed private investigator, a state entity, including a law enforcement agency, with access to protective order records shall confirm or deny the existence of a protective order, disclosing only whether an individual named by the private investigator is under the protection of a protective order issued in any jurisdiction.
  • (8) A private investigator may not disclose the information obtained under Subsection (7) to any person, except as permitted by law.
  • (9) On request from the Bureau of Criminal Identification, a private investigator who installs a tracking device on a motor vehicle shall disclose the purpose of the tracking device to the Bureau of Criminal Identification.




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