Loading chat...

FL S0282

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2015

Primary Sponsor

Rules

Click for details

Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits any person from knowingly installing a tracking device or tracking application on another person's property without consent, with consent presumed revoked upon filing for divorce or protective injunctions.

  • Creates exceptions for law enforcement conducting criminal investigations, parents/guardians tracking minor children, caregivers of elderly or disabled persons with physician certification, and vehicle owners during ownership or lease periods.

  • Establishes criminal penalties of $250 fine for first violation (noncriminal infraction) and second-degree misdemeanor for subsequent violations.

  • Defines "tracking device" as equipment transmitting electronic signals to reveal location or movement, and "tracking application" as software designed to track or identify individual locations.

  • Makes violation of tracking device prohibitions grounds for disciplinary action against private investigators, private security, and repossession service licensees regulated under Chapter 493, Florida Statutes.

Legislative Description

Tracking Devices or Tracking Applications

Last Action

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 197 (Ch. 2015-137)

4/23/2015

Committee Referrals

Rules4/10/2015
Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice4/2/2015
Criminal Justice1/15/2015

Full Bill Text

No bill text available