Unauthorized Placement of Global Positioning Device; Stalking by Technological Device

Iowa GPS Tracking Law
active

Iowa makes it a crime to secretly put a GPS tracker on another person or their property to follow their movements without consent or a legitimate purpose. The same 2017 act expanded the stalking law so that repeatedly using phones, cameras, recorders, or GPS devices to locate, listen to, or watch someone without authorization can form a stalking course of conduct.

Jurisdiction

Iowa

Jurisdiction Type

state

Country

United States

Effective Date

7/1/2017

Enforcing Authority

County attorneys and the Attorney General (criminal prosecution)

Fines Under This Regulation

0

Total Fine Amount (USD)

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