Bill Text: IL HB1199 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person or entity may not use an electronic tracking device to determine the location or movement of a person. Exempts from the new provisions (1) situations where the registered owner, lessor, or lessee of a vehicle has consented to the use of the electronic tracking device; and (2) the lawful use of an electronic tracking device by a law enforcement agency. Provides that a violation of the new provisions is a Class A misdemeanor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0381 [HB1199 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB1199-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB1199 Introduced , by Rep. Joe Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/11-1435 new
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person or entity may not use an electronic tracking device to determine the location or movement of a person. Exempts from the new provisions (1) situations where the registered owner, lessor, or lessee of a vehicle has consented to the use of the electronic tracking device; and (2) the lawful use of an electronic tracking device by a law enforcement agency. Provides that a violation of the new provisions is a Class A misdemeanor.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
Section 11-1435 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/11-1435 new)
Sec. 11-1435. Electronic tracking devices prohibited.
(a) A person or entity in this State may not use an
electronic tracking device to determine the location or
movement of a person. As used in this Section, "electronic
tracking device" means any device attached to a vehicle or
other moveable thing that reveals its location or movement by
the transmission of electronic signals.
(b) This Section does not apply:
(1) when the registered owner, lessor, or lessee of a
vehicle has consented to the use of the electronic tracking
device with respect to that vehicle; or
(2) to the lawful use of an electronic tracking device
by a law enforcement agency.
(c) A violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.