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This bill adds a new section to Pennsylvania's criminal code addressing the unauthorized use of electronic tracking devices, making it a crime to install or place a tracking device on someone else's person or property without their consent, with the intent to track their location or movement within the state. The bill provides several exceptions to this rule, such as parents tracking their minor children, legal guardians tracking incapacitated individuals, caregivers tracking senior citizens or adults with disabilities (with physician recommendation), and law enforcement officers conducting investigations or as part of supervision conditions. The bill also clarifies that businesses like fleet vehicle owners, electronic communications providers, and other entities can use tracking devices with informed consent. The offense is graded as a misdemeanor of the second degree for a first-time violation, and escalates to a misdemeanor of the first degree for subsequent offenses or if the offender is subject to a protection order. The bill defines an "electronic tracking device" as any electronic or mechanical device that allows remote tracking of an individual's position and movement, and also provides a detailed definition of "fleet vehicle" to clarify the scope of business-related tracking exceptions.

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