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IN HB1321
Bill
Status
1/14/2019
Primary Sponsor
Carolyn Jackson
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AI Summary
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Lienholders are prohibited from installing GPS tracking devices or starter interrupter devices on motor vehicles for enforcement or repossession purposes without the vehicle owner's written and signed consent.
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Violations constitute a deceptive act under Indiana's Deceptive Consumer Sales Act, allowing enforcement by the attorney general or private consumers with associated remedies and penalties.
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Three new Class A misdemeanors are established: lienholder vehicular stalking (unauthorized GPS installation), lienholder vehicular disablement (unauthorized starter interrupter installation), and unlawful vehicular tracking (knowingly using data from illegally installed GPS devices).
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Exemptions apply to motor vehicle manufacturers installing telematics systems, law enforcement officers acting officially, parents/guardians tracking minor children, and employers tracking company vehicles.
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Effective date: July 1, 2019.
Legislative Description
GPS devices and starter interrupter devices. Prohibits the installation, placement, or attachment of a GPS device or a starter interrupter device in, on, or to a motor vehicle by a lienholder in connection with the potential or actual: (1) enforcement of the lienholder's interest in the motor vehicle; or (2) repossession of the motor vehicle; without the written and signed consent of the owner of the motor vehicle. Provides that a violation of these provisions is a deceptive act for purposes of the deceptive consumer sales act. Establishes as Class A misdemeanors the related criminal offenses of: (1) lienholder vehicular stalking; (2) lienholder vehicular disablement; and (3) unlawful vehicular tracking. Sets forth the elements of these offenses.
Last Action
Representative Nisly added as coauthor
1/17/2019