Illinois GPS Tracking Laws: Is It Legal to Put a Tracker on a Car? (2026)
Is it legal to put a GPS tracker on a car in Illinois? 720 ILCS 5/21-2.5 explained: owner consent rules, employer tracking, AirTag stalking, and penalties.
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Putting a GPS tracker on a car without consent is a misdemeanor in Michigan under MCL 750.539l. Penalties, exceptions, AirTag rules, and your right to sue.
Is it legal to put a GPS tracker on a car in Maine? Secret tracking can be criminal stalking under 17-A MRS 210-A. Penalties, exceptions, and what to do.
Is it legal to put a GPS tracker on a car in Massachusetts? There is no device-specific crime, but harassment charges and the 2024 coercive control law apply.
Minnesota bans GPS trackers without a court order or the vehicle owner's consent. Learn penalties under Minn. Stat. 626A.35 and when tracking becomes stalking.
Hawaii's wiretap law makes GPS tracking without owner consent a Class C felony with up to 5 years under HRS 803-42. See who can legally track a car.
Tracking another person without consent is a crime in Louisiana under La. R.S. 14:323. See the penalties, AirTag rules, and the 2025 connected-car law.
Kentucky's KRS 508.152 makes it a Class A misdemeanor to put a GPS tracker on a car without consent. See the exceptions, penalties, and what to do next.
Is it legal to put a GPS tracker on a car in Maryland? Secret tracking can be stalking under Md. Crim. Law 3-802, with up to 5 years and a $5,000 fine.
Georgia has no GPS tracker statute. See how the stalking law (O.C.G.A. 16-5-90) treats putting a tracker on a car, who can track legally, and the penalties.
Iowa Code 708.11A makes unauthorized GPS tracking a serious misdemeanor, and stalking with a GPS is a class C felony. Penalties, exceptions, and what to do.
Arkansas made secret GPS tracking a crime in 2025. See what Act 600 changed, when tracking becomes felony stalking, and what to do if you find a tracker.