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OH HB91

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/7/2023

Primary Sponsor

Thomas Patton

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Origin

House of Representatives

135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Consent is presumed revoked when married parties file for divorce or dissolution, or when either party files for a protection order against the other

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice3/14/2023

Full Bill Text

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