FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.531
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESTRICKLER.
1497H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter565,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtotheoffenseof
unlawfultrackingofamotorvehicle,withapenaltyprovision.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter565,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection565.260,toreadasfollows:
565.260.1.Exceptasprovidedinsubsection2ofthissection,apersoncommits
2theoffenseofunlawfultrackingofamotorvehicleifthepersonknowinglyinstalls,
3conceals,orotherwiseplacesanelectronictrackingdeviceinoronamotorvehicle
4withouttheconsentofallownersofthevehicleforthepurposeofmonitoringor
5followinganoccupantoroccupantsofthevehicle.Asusedinthissection,"person"does
6notincludethemanufacturerofthemotorvehicle.
7 2.(1)Itshallnotbeanoffenseunderthissectioniftheinstalling,concealing,or
8placingofanelectronictrackingdeviceinoronamotorvehicleisby,oratthedirection
9of,alawenforcementofficerinfurtheranceofacriminalinvestigationandsuch
10investigationiscarriedoutinaccordancewithapplicablestateandfederallaw.
11 (2)Iftheinstalling,concealing,orplacingofanelectronictrackingdeviceinor
12onamotorvehicleisby,oratthedirectionof,aparentorlegalguardianwhoownsor
13leasesthevehicle,andifthedeviceisusedsolelyforthepurposeofmonitoringthe
14minorchildoftheparentorlegalguardianwhenthechildisanoccupantofthevehicle,
15theinstallation,concealment,orplacementofthedeviceinoronthevehiclewithoutthe
16consentofanyoralloccupantsofthevehicleshallnotbeanoffenseunderthissection.
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (3)Itshallnotbeanoffenseunderthissectioniftheinstalling,concealing,or
18placingofanelectronictrackingdeviceinoronamotorvehicleisforthepurposeof
19trackingthelocationofstolengoodsbeingtransportedinthevehicleorforthepurpose
20oftrackingthelocationofthevehicleifthemotorvehicleisstolen.
21 (4)Itshallnotbeanoffenseunderthissectioniftheinstalling,concealing,or
22placingofanelectronictrackingdeviceinoronamotorvehicleisbyalienholderor
23agentofalienholderactingtotrackthemovementorlocationofamotorvehiclein
24ordertorepossessthemotorvehicle.
25 (5)Itshallnotbeanoffenseunderthissectioniftheinstalling,concealing,or
26placingofanelectronictrackingdeviceinoronamotorvehicleisbyalegally
27authorizedrepresentativeofavulnerableadult.Asusedinthissubdivision,
28"vulnerableadult"meansanypersoneighteenyearsofageorolderwhoisimpaired
29byreasonofmentalillness,intellectualordevelopmentaldisability,physicalillnessor
30disability,orothercauses,includingage,totheextenttheadultlackssufficient
31understandingorcapacitytomake,communicate,orcarryoutreasonabledecisions
32concerninghisorherwell-beingorhasoneormorelimitationsthatsubstantiallyimpair
33theadult'sabilitytoindependentlyprovideforhisorherdailyneedsorsafeguardhisor
34herperson,property,orlegalinterests.
35 (6)Itshallnotbeanoffenseunderthissectioniftheinstalling,concealing,or
36placingofanelectronictrackingdeviceinoronamotorvehicleisbyacompanythat
37rentsmotorvehiclesforthepurposeoftrackingthemotorvehiclesownedbysuch
38company.
39 (7)Itshallnotbeanoffenseunderthissectioniftheinstalling,concealing,or
40placingofanelectronictrackingdeviceinoronamotorvehicleisbyaprivate
41investigatoriftheprivateinvestigatorobtainsconsentfromallpersonswhoownorlease
42themotorvehicle.
43 3.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotapplytoatrackingsysteminstalledby
44themanufacturerofamotorvehicle.
45 4.TheoffenseofunlawfultrackingofamotorvehicleisaclassBmisdemeanor.
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