98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB1199

 

Introduced , by Rep. Joe Sosnowski

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-1435 new

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person or entity may not use an electronic tracking device to determine the location or movement of a person. Exempts from the new provisions (1) situations where the registered owner, lessor, or lessee of a vehicle has consented to the use of the electronic tracking device; and (2) the lawful use of an electronic tracking device by a law enforcement agency. Provides that a violation of the new provisions is a Class A misdemeanor.


LRB098 00243 HEP 32584 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB1199LRB098 00243 HEP 32584 b

1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
5Section 11-1435 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-1435 new)
7    Sec. 11-1435. Electronic tracking devices prohibited.
8    (a) A person or entity in this State may not use an
9electronic tracking device to determine the location or
10movement of a person. As used in this Section, "electronic
11tracking device" means any device attached to a vehicle or
12other moveable thing that reveals its location or movement by
13the transmission of electronic signals.
14    (b) This Section does not apply:
15        (1) when the registered owner, lessor, or lessee of a
16    vehicle has consented to the use of the electronic tracking
17    device with respect to that vehicle; or
18        (2) to the lawful use of an electronic tracking device
19    by a law enforcement agency.
20    (c) A violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.