{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-508.152","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 508.152","heading":"Unlawful use of a tracking device.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n(a) \"Motor vehicle\" has the same meaning as \"vehicle\" in KRS 186.010(8)(a);\n(b) \"Protective order\" has the same meaning as in KRS 508.130; and\n(c) \"Tracking device\" means an electronic or mechanical device that is designed\nor intended to allow a person to remo tely determine or track the position or\nmovement of another person or an object, regardless of whether that\ninformation is recorded.\n(2) A person is guilty of unlawful use of a tracking device when he or she intentionally:\n(a) Installs or places a tracking  device, or causes a tracking device to be installed\nor placed, in or on a motor vehicle without the knowledge and consent of the\nowner of the motor vehicle or, if the motor vehicle is leased, the lessee or\nauthorized operator of the motor vehicle;\n(b) Tracks the location of a motor vehicle with a tracking device without the\nknowledge and consent of either the owner or the authorized operator of the\nmotor vehicle or, if the motor vehicle is leased, either the lessee or authorized\noperator of the motor vehicle;\n(c) While being the restrained party under a protective order, uses a tracking\ndevice to track the location of a motor vehicle operated or occupied by an\nindividual protected under the order; or\n(d) While on probation or parole for a crime defined in K RS Chapter 508, uses a\ntracking device to track the location of a motor vehicle operated or occupied\nby a victim of the crime or by a family member of the victim of the crime\nwithout the knowledge and consent of the victim or family member.\n(3) Unlawful use of a tracking device is a Class A misdemeanor.\n(4) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply to the installation or use of any:\n(a) Device providing vehicle tracking for purposes of providing mechanical,\noperational, directional, navigation, weather, or traffic information to the\noperator of the vehicle;\n(b) Device for providing emergency assistance to the operator or passengers of\nthe vehicle under the terms and conditions of a subscription service, including\nany trial period of that subscription service;\n(c) Device for providing missing vehicle assistance for the benefit of the owner or\noperator of the vehicle;\n(d) Device providing diagnostic services regarding the mechanical operation of a\nvehicle under the terms and conditions of a subscription service, including any\ntrial period of the subscription service;\n(e) Device or service providing the lessee of the vehicle with clear notice that the\nvehicle may be tracked. For a lessor who installs a tracking device subsequent\nto the original vehicle manufacture, the notice shall be provided in writing\nwith an acknowledgment signed by the lessee, regardless of whether the\ntracking device is o riginal equipment, a retrofit, or an aftermarket product.\nThe requirement for written acknowledgment placed upon the lessor is not\nimposed upon the manufacturer of the tracking device or the manufacturer of\nthe vehicle;\n(f) Tracking device by the parent or guardian of a minor on any vehicle owned or\nleased by that parent or guardian of the minor, and operated by the minor; or\n(g) Tracking device by a police officer while lawfully performing his or her\nduties as a police officer.","path":["KRS Chapter 508"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54106","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:01Z","sha256":"7e0e92a8a213684a0cb2104b3253d9e8969072542561ed77e7c9377ff4b34c3e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-508.150","next":"us-ky/krs-508.155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}