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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.
Is it legal to put a GPS tracker on a car in Nebraska? Often yes: no tracking law exists, and LB 1059 died in April 2026. See what victims can still do.
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.