{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-940.315","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 940.315","heading":"Global positioning devices.","body":"(1) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor:\n(a) Places a global positioning device or a device equipped with global positioning technology on a vehicle owned or leased by another person without that person’s consent.\n(b) Intentionally obtains information regarding another person’s movement or location generated by a global positioning device or a device equipped with global positioning technology that has been placed without that person’s consent.\n(2) This section does not apply to a motor vehicle manufacturer or a person, acting within the scope of his or her employment, who installs an in-vehicle communication or telematics system, to a device installed by or with the permission of the vehicle owner for automobile insurance rating, underwriting, or claims handling purposes, to a law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity, to a parent or guardian acting to track the movement or location of his or her minor child or his or her ward, to a lienholder or agent of a lienholder acting to track the movement or location of a motor vehicle in order to repossess the motor vehicle, or to an employer or business owner acting to track the movement or location of a motor vehicle owned, leased, or assigned for use by the employer or business owner.","path":["Chs. 939-951, Criminal Code","Chapter 940 Crimes Against Life And Bodily Security","SUBCHAPTER II BODILY SECURITY"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/940.315","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:50Z","sha256":"0f3464fd8bc9ecb9d720fe3b7a5dd13f6557fd43947e89426e3a5b0b6ba4b1b7","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-940.31","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-940.32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}