| 20 | | - | consent; providing criminal penalties; amending s. 7 |
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| 21 | | - | 493.6118, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made 8 |
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| 22 | | - | by the act; providing an effective date. 9 |
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| 23 | | - | 10 |
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| 24 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 |
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| 25 | | - | 12 |
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| 26 | | - | Section 1. Section 934.425, Florida Statutes, is amended 13 |
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| 27 | | - | to read: 14 |
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| 28 | | - | 934.425 Installation or use of tracking devices or 15 |
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| 29 | | - | tracking applications; exceptions; penalties. — 16 |
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| 30 | | - | (1) As used in this sect ion, the term: 17 |
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| 31 | | - | (a) "Business entity" means any form of corporation, 18 |
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| 32 | | - | partnership, association, cooperative, joint venture, business 19 |
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| 33 | | - | trust, or sole proprietorship that conducts business in this 20 |
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| 34 | | - | state. 21 |
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| 35 | | - | (b) "Tracking application" means any software program 22 |
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| 36 | | - | whose primary purpose is to track or identify the location or 23 |
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| 37 | | - | movement of an individual. 24 |
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| 38 | | - | (c) "Tracking device" means any device whose primary 25 |
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| 20 | + | consent; providing criminal penalties; providing an 7 |
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| 21 | + | effective date. 8 |
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| 22 | + | 9 |
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| 23 | + | Be It Enacted by the Leg islature of the State of Florida: 10 |
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| 24 | + | 11 |
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| 25 | + | Section 1. Section 934.425, Florida Statutes, is amended 12 |
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| 26 | + | to read: 13 |
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| 27 | + | 934.425 Installation or use of tracking devices or 14 |
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| 28 | + | tracking applications; exceptions; penalties. — 15 |
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| 29 | + | (1) As used in this section, the term: 16 |
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| 30 | + | (a) "Business entity" means any form of corporation, 17 |
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| 31 | + | partnership, association, cooperative, joint venture, business 18 |
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| 32 | + | trust, or sole proprietorship that conducts business in this 19 |
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| 33 | + | state. 20 |
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| 34 | + | (b) "Tracking application" means any software program 21 |
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| 35 | + | whose primary purpose is to track or identify the location or 22 |
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| 36 | + | movement of an individual. 23 |
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| 37 | + | (c) "Tracking device" means any device whose primary 24 |
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| 38 | + | purpose is to reveal its location or movement by the 25 |
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| 51 | | - | purpose is to reveal its location or movement by the 26 |
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| 52 | | - | transmission of electronic signals. 27 |
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| 53 | | - | (d) "Person" means a n individual but does not include a 28 |
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| 54 | | - | business entity. 29 |
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| 55 | | - | (2) Except as provided in subsection (4), a person may not 30 |
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| 56 | | - | knowingly: 31 |
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| 57 | | - | (a) Install or place a tracking device or tracking 32 |
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| 58 | | - | application on another person's property without that the other 33 |
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| 59 | | - | person's consent; or 34 |
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| 60 | | - | (b) Use a tracking device or tracking application to 35 |
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| 61 | | - | determine the location or movement of another person or another 36 |
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| 62 | | - | person's property without that person's consent . 37 |
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| 63 | | - | (3) For purposes of this section, a person's consent is 38 |
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| 64 | | - | presumed to be revoked if: 39 |
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| 65 | | - | (a) The consenting person and the person to whom consent 40 |
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| 66 | | - | was given are lawfully married and one person files a petition 41 |
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| 67 | | - | for dissolution of marriage from the other; or 42 |
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| 68 | | - | (b) The consenting person or the person to whom consent 43 |
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| 69 | | - | was given files an injunc tion for protection against the other 44 |
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| 70 | | - | person pursuant to s. 741.30, s. 741.315, s. 784.046, or s. 45 |
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| 71 | | - | 784.0485. 46 |
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| 72 | | - | (4) This section does not apply to: 47 |
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| 73 | | - | (a) A law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10, or 48 |
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| 74 | | - | any local, state, federal, or military law enforcement agency, 49 |
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| 75 | | - | that lawfully installs , places, or uses a tracking device or 50 |
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| 51 | + | transmission of electronic signals. 26 |
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| 52 | + | (d) "Person" means an individual but does not include a 27 |
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| 53 | + | business entity. 28 |
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| 54 | + | (2) Except as provided in subsection (4), a person may not 29 |
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| 55 | + | knowingly: 30 |
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| 56 | + | (a) Install or place a tracking device or tracking 31 |
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| 57 | + | application on another person's property without that the other 32 |
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| 58 | + | person's consent; or 33 |
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| 59 | + | (b) Use a tracking device or tracking application to 34 |
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| 60 | + | determine the location or movement of another person or another 35 |
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| 61 | + | person's property without that person's consent . 36 |
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| 62 | + | (3) For purposes of this section, a person's consent is 37 |
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| 63 | + | presumed to be revoked if: 38 |
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| 64 | + | (a) The consenting person and the person to whom consent 39 |
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| 65 | + | was given are lawfully married and one person files a petition 40 |
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| 66 | + | for dissolution of marriage from the other; or 41 |
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| 67 | + | (b) The consenting person or the person to whom consent 42 |
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| 68 | + | was given files an injunction for protection again st the other 43 |
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| 69 | + | person pursuant to s. 741.30, s. 741.315, s. 784.046, or s. 44 |
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| 70 | + | 784.0485. 45 |
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| 71 | + | (4) This section does not apply to: 46 |
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| 72 | + | (a) A law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10, or 47 |
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| 73 | + | any local, state, federal, or military law enforcement agency, 48 |
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| 74 | + | that lawfully installs or places a tracking device or tracking 49 |
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| 75 | + | application on another person's property as part of a criminal 50 |
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| 88 | | - | tracking application on another person's property as part of a 51 |
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| 89 | | - | criminal investigation. 52 |
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| 90 | | - | (b) A parent or legal guardian of a minor child who 53 |
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| 91 | | - | installs, places, or uses a tracking device or tracking 54 |
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| 92 | | - | application on the minor child's property if: 55 |
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| 93 | | - | 1. The parents or legal guardians are lawfully married to 56 |
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| 94 | | - | each other and are not separated or otherwise living apart, and 57 |
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| 95 | | - | either parent or legal guardian consents to the installation , 58 |
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| 96 | | - | placement, or use of the tracking device or tracking 59 |
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| 97 | | - | application; 60 |
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| 98 | | - | 2. The parent or legal guardian is the sole surviving 61 |
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| 99 | | - | parent or legal guardian of the minor child; 62 |
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| 100 | | - | 3. The parent or legal guardian has sole custody of the 63 |
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| 101 | | - | minor child; or 64 |
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| 102 | | - | 4. The parents or legal guardians are divorced, separated, 65 |
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| 103 | | - | or otherwise living apart and both consent to the installation , 66 |
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| 104 | | - | placement, or use of the tracking device or tracking 67 |
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| 105 | | - | application. 68 |
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| 106 | | - | (c) A caregiver of an elderly person or disabled adult, as 69 |
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| 107 | | - | those terms are defin ed in s. 825.101, if the elderly person's 70 |
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| 108 | | - | or disabled adult's treating physician certifies that the 71 |
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| 109 | | - | installation or placement of a tracking device or tracking 72 |
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| 110 | | - | application onto the elderly person's or disabled adult's 73 |
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| 111 | | - | property or the use of a tracking devic e or tracking application 74 |
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| 112 | | - | to determine the location or movement of the elderly person or 75 |
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| 88 | + | investigation. 51 |
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| 89 | + | (b) A parent or legal guardian of a minor child who 52 |
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| 90 | + | installs or places a tracking device or tracking application on 53 |
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| 91 | + | the minor child's property if: 54 |
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| 92 | + | 1. The parents or legal guardians are lawfully married to 55 |
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| 93 | + | each other and are not separated or otherwise living apart, and 56 |
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| 94 | + | either parent or legal guardian consents to the installation or 57 |
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| 95 | + | placement of the tracking device o r tracking application; 58 |
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| 96 | + | 2. The parent or legal guardian is the sole surviving 59 |
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| 97 | + | parent or legal guardian of the minor child; 60 |
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| 98 | + | 3. The parent or legal guardian has sole custody of the 61 |
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| 99 | + | minor child; or 62 |
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| 100 | + | 4. The parents or legal guardians are divorced, separat ed, 63 |
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| 101 | + | or otherwise living apart and both consent to the installation 64 |
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| 102 | + | or placement of the tracking device or tracking application. 65 |
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| 103 | + | (c) A caregiver of an elderly person or disabled adult, as 66 |
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| 104 | + | those terms are defined in s. 825.101, if the elderly person's 67 |
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| 105 | + | or disabled adult's treating physician certifies that the 68 |
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| 106 | + | installation or placement of a tracking device or tracking 69 |
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| 107 | + | application onto the elderly person's or disabled adult's 70 |
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| 108 | + | property is necessary to ensure the safety of the elderly person 71 |
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| 109 | + | or disabled adult. 72 |
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| 110 | + | (d) A person acting in good faith on behalf of a business 73 |
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| 111 | + | entity for a legitimate business purpose. This paragraph does 74 |
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| 112 | + | not apply to a person engaged in private investigation, as 75 |
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| 125 | | - | disabled adult or his or her property is necessary to ensure the 76 |
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| 126 | | - | safety of the elderly person or disabled adult. 77 |
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| 127 | | - | (d) A person acting in good faith on behalf of a bus iness 78 |
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| 128 | | - | entity for a legitimate business purpose. This paragraph does 79 |
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| 129 | | - | not apply to a person engaged in private investigation, as 80 |
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| 130 | | - | defined in s. 493.6101, on behalf of another person unless such 81 |
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| 131 | | - | activities would otherwise be exempt under this subsection if 82 |
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| 132 | | - | performed by the person engaging the private investigator. 83 |
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| 133 | | - | (e) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle that installs , 84 |
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| 134 | | - | places, or uses, or directs the installation , placement, or use 85 |
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| 135 | | - | of, a tracking device or tracking application on such vehicle 86 |
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| 136 | | - | during the period of ownership or lease, provided that: 87 |
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| 137 | | - | 1. The tracking device or tracking application is removed 88 |
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| 138 | | - | before the vehicle's title is transferred or the vehicle's lease 89 |
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| 139 | | - | expires; 90 |
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| 140 | | - | 2. The new owner of the vehicle, in the case of a sale, or 91 |
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| 141 | | - | the lessor of the ve hicle, in the case of an expired lease, 92 |
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| 142 | | - | consents in writing to the nonremoval of the tracking device or 93 |
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| 143 | | - | tracking application; or 94 |
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| 144 | | - | 3. The owner of the vehicle at the time of the 95 |
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| 145 | | - | installation or placement of the tracking device or tracking 96 |
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| 146 | | - | application was the original manufacturer of the vehicle. 97 |
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| 147 | | - | (5) A person who violates this section commits a felony 98 |
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| 148 | | - | misdemeanor of the third second degree, punishable as provided 99 |
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| 149 | | - | in s. 775.082, or s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 100 |
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| 162 | | - | Section 2. Paragraph (y) of subsection (1) of section 101 |
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| 163 | | - | 493.6118, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 102 |
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| 164 | | - | 493.6118 Grounds for disciplinary action. — 103 |
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| 165 | | - | (1) The following constitute grounds for which 104 |
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| 166 | | - | disciplinary action specified in subsection (2) may be taken by 105 |
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| 167 | | - | the department against any licensee, agen cy, or applicant 106 |
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| 168 | | - | regulated by this chapter, or any unlicensed person engaged in 107 |
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| 169 | | - | activities regulated under this chapter: 108 |
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| 170 | | - | (y) Installation, placement, or use of a tracking device 109 |
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| 171 | | - | or tracking application in violation of s. 934.425. 110 |
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| 172 | | - | Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2024. 111 |
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| 125 | + | defined in s. 493.6101, on behalf of another person unless such 76 |
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| 126 | + | activities would otherwise be exempt under this subsection if 77 |
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| 127 | + | performed by the person engaging the private investigator. 78 |
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| 128 | + | (e) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle that installs or 79 |
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| 129 | + | places, or directs the installation or placement of, a tracking 80 |
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| 130 | + | device or tracking app lication on such vehicle during the period 81 |
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| 131 | + | of ownership or lease, provided that: 82 |
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| 132 | + | 1. The tracking device or tracking application is removed 83 |
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| 133 | + | before the vehicle's title is transferred or the vehicle's lease 84 |
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| 134 | + | expires; 85 |
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| 135 | + | 2. The new owner of the vehicle, in the case of a sale, or 86 |
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| 136 | + | the lessor of the vehicle, in the case of an expired lease, 87 |
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| 137 | + | consents in writing to the nonremoval of the tracking device or 88 |
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| 138 | + | tracking application; or 89 |
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| 139 | + | 3. The owner of the vehicle at the time of the 90 |
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| 140 | + | installation or placement of the tracking device or tracking 91 |
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| 141 | + | application was the original manufacturer of the vehicle. 92 |
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| 142 | + | (5) A person who violates this section commits a felony 93 |
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| 143 | + | misdemeanor of the third second degree, punishable as provided 94 |
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| 144 | + | in s. 775.082, or s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 95 |
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| 145 | + | Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2024. 96 |
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