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Wyoming's stalking law names GPS surveillance done without authorization. Learn when tracking a car is a crime, the felony triggers, and what victims can do.
Is it legal to put a GPS tracker on a car in Virginia? Hidden tracking is a Class 1 misdemeanor under Va. Code 18.2-60.5: up to 12 months and a $2,500 fine.
West Virginia has no GPS tracker statute, but its stalking law covers monitoring by any device. Penalties, the 61-3-50 myth, AirTags, and what to do.
Vermont has no standalone GPS tracker law, but its stalking statute covers tracking by any device. See 13 V.S.A. 1062-1063 penalties and who can track legally.
Is it legal to put a GPS tracker on a car in Texas? Penal Code 16.06 explained: the PI written-consent rule, the 2023 AirTag harassment law, and penalties.
Wisconsin makes it a crime to place a GPS tracker on someone else's car and to read the data. Wis. Stat. 940.315 penalties, exceptions, and AirTag rules.
Is it legal to put a GPS tracker on a car in New Jersey? Tracking can be stalking under 2C:12-10, and employers must give written notice under 34:6B-22.
Utah Code 76-12-305 makes tracking someone's car, belongings, or phone without consent a class A misdemeanor. Penalties, exceptions, and the $5,000 remedy.
South Carolina has no GPS tracker statute. See how the harassment law (S.C. Code 16-3-1700) treats car trackers, the PI exemption, and the penalties.
South Dakota has no GPS tracking device law. Learn when putting a tracker on a car counts as stalking under SDCL 22-19A-1 and what victims can do in 2026.
Secretly tracking a car in Nebraska is now a Class IIIA felony under Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1337, operative July 18, 2026. See exceptions and consent rules.
Tracking someone by GPS without consent is illegal 'following' under Oklahoma's stalking law, 21 O.S. 1173. See who can legally track a car and the penalties.