SB599: Electronic tracking devices; unauthorized installation or placement in motor vehicle, penalty.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2 a section numbered 18.2-60.5 as follows:
§ 18.2-60.5. Unauthorized installation or placement of electronic tracking device in motor vehicle.
Any person who, with the intent to electronically track the location of a motor vehicle, knowingly installs or places an electronic tracking device, or causes an electronic tracking device to be installed or placed, in or on a motor vehicle without the consent of an owner, or the lessee of the motor vehicle, is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.
For the purposes of this section, the term "motor vehicle" has the same meaning set forth in § 46.2-100.
This provision does not apply to:
1. The original manufacturer of the motor vehicle.
2. A law-enforcement officer, judicial officer, probation or parole officer, or employee of the Department of Corrections with the authority to do so in the lawful performance of official duties.
3. A bail bondsman or bail enforcement agent licensed by the Department of Criminal Justice Services acting in the course of his legitimate business.