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OH HB91
Bill
Status
3/7/2023
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Patton
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AI Summary
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Prohibits knowingly installing a tracking device or tracking application on another person's property without their consent, creating the offense of "illegal use of a tracking device or application" as a first-degree misdemeanor
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Consent is presumed revoked when married parties file for divorce or dissolution, or when either party files for a protection order against the other
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Exempts law enforcement conducting criminal investigations, parents/guardians tracking minor children (with specified custody conditions), caregivers of elderly or disabled adults with physician certification, business entities acting for legitimate purposes, and vehicle owners/lessees during their ownership period
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Defines "tracking device" as any device that reveals location through electronic signal transmission, and "tracking application" as software primarily designed to track an individual's location or movement
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Amends Ohio's existing menacing by stalking statute (Section 2903.211) to incorporate these new tracking-related provisions
Legislative Description
Prohibit installing tracking device or app without consent
Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement
Last Action
Referred to committee: Criminal Justice
3/14/2023