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WI: Gov. Walker signs bill that makes it a crime for someone to place GPS on vehicle without consent

Posted on July 1, 2015June 26, 2025 by Dissent

Katie DeLong reports:

Governor Scott Walker on Wednesday, July 1st signed into law the GPS Privacy Act authored by Representative Adam Neylon’s (R-Pewaukee) and Senator Jerry Petrowski (R-Marathon). The bill protects citizens by making it a crime for someone to place a global positioning system (GPS) device on someone’s vehicle without their consent.

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The bill contains an exception for law enforcement officers executing a warrant, ensuring that the bill will not constrain police acting in their official capacity. There are also exemptions for parents and guardians of wards, as well as employers or lienholders tracking vehicles that they own.

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