Bill Text: VA SB1251 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Electronic tracking devices; prohibits person from placing in or on vehicle, penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-07 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) [SB1251 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2011-SB1251-Introduced.html
11102122D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2 a section numbered 18.2-60.5 as follows: § 18.2-60.5. Unauthorized installation or placement of electronic tracking device in vehicle; penalty. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to install or place, through intentionally deceptive means, an electronic tracking device in or on a vehicle or cause an electronic tracking device to be installed or placed, through intentionally deceptive means, in or on a vehicle. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the installation of an electronic tracking device by: 1. A law-enforcement officer, judicial officer, probation or parole officer, or employee of the Department of Corrections in the lawful performance of his official duties; or 2. The parent or legal guardian of a minor on any vehicle owned or leased by that parent or guardian or the minor and operated by the minor. C. For the purposes of this section: "Electronic tracking device" means an electronic or mechanical device that, when placed on or installed in a vehicle, permits other persons to remotely determine or track the position and movement of such vehicle. "Vehicle" has the same meaning set forth in § 46.2-100.
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