House
File
204
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
204
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
unauthorized
placement
of
a
global
1
positioning
device
and
providing
a
penalty.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
708.11A
Unauthorized
placement
of
1
global
positioning
device.
2
1.
A
person
shall
not
place
a
global
positioning
device
or
3
a
device
equipped
with
global
positioning
technology
on
a
motor
4
vehicle
owned
or
leased
by
another
person
without
the
consent
5
of
the
other
person.
6
2.
A
person
shall
not
intentionally
obtain
information
7
regarding
the
movement
or
location
of
another
person
from
a
8
global
positioning
device
or
a
device
equipped
with
global
9
positioning
technology
that
has
been
placed
without
the
consent
10
of
the
other
person.
11
3.
This
section
does
not
apply
to
any
of
the
following:
12
a.
A
manufacturer,
as
defined
in
section
321.1,
or
a
13
person
acting
within
the
scope
of
the
person’s
employment,
who
14
installs
an
in-vehicle
communication
or
telematics
system.
15
b.
A
device
installed
by
or
with
the
permission
of
the
16
vehicle
owner
for
automobile
insurance
rating,
underwriting,
or
17
claims
handling
purposes.
18
c.
A
peace
officer
acting
within
the
officer’s
scope
of
19
employment.
20
d.
A
parent
or
guardian
tracking
the
movement
or
location
of
21
the
parent’s
minor
child
or
guardian’s
ward.
22
e.
An
employer
or
business
owner
tracking
the
movement
or
23
location
of
a
motor
vehicle
owned,
leased,
or
assigned
for
use
24
by
the
employer
or
business
owner.
25
f.
A
person
tracking
the
movement
or
location
of
a
device
26
included
within
the
person’s
shared
cellular
telephone
service
27
plan.
28
4.
A
person
who
violates
this
section
commits
a
serious
29
misdemeanor.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
bill
relates
to
the
unauthorized
placement
of
a
global
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positioning
device.
1
Under
the
bill,
a
person
shall
not
place
a
global
positioning
2
device
or
a
device
equipped
with
global
positioning
technology
3
on
a
motor
vehicle
owned
or
leased
by
another
person
without
4
the
consent
of
the
other
person.
5
The
bill
also
prohibits
a
person
from
intentionally
6
obtaining
information
regarding
the
movement
or
location
of
7
another
person
from
a
global
positioning
device
or
a
device
8
equipped
with
global
positioning
technology
that
has
been
9
placed
without
the
consent
of
the
other
person.
10
The
bill
does
not
apply
to
any
of
the
following:
(1)
a
11
manufacturer,
as
defined
in
Code
section
321.1,
or
a
person
12
acting
within
the
scope
of
the
person’s
employment,
who
13
installs
an
in-vehicle
communication
or
telematics
system,
(2)
14
a
device
installed
with
the
vehicle
owner’s
permission
for
15
automobile
insurance
rating,
underwriting,
or
claims
handling
16
purposes,
(3)
a
peace
officer
acting
within
the
scope
of
17
employment,
(4)
a
parent
or
guardian
tracking
the
movement
18
or
location
of
the
parent’s
minor
child
or
guardian’s
ward,
19
(5)
an
employer
or
business
owner
tracking
the
movement
or
20
location
of
a
motor
vehicle
owned,
leased,
or
assigned
for
use
21
by
the
employer
or
business
owner,
or
(6)
a
person
tracking
the
22
movement
or
location
of
a
device
included
within
the
person’s
23
shared
cellular
telephone
service
plan.
24
A
person
who
violates
the
bill
commits
a
serious
25
misdemeanor.
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
26
confinement
for
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
27
$315
but
not
more
than
$1,875.
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