Tracking Device Laws in California

We frequently get people from California asking about the utilization of tracking devices to catch a cheating spouse or cheating boy/girl friend. The tracking device laws are clear, so beware of anyone who offers this service to you. You are in a great deal of trouble as is the P.I.

Here are the tracking device laws in California:

637.7. (a) No person or entity in this state shall use an
electronic tracking device to determine the location or movement of a
person.
(b) This section shall not apply when the registered owner,
lessor, or lessee of a vehicle has consented to the use of the
electronic tracking device with respect to that vehicle.
(c) This section shall not apply to the lawful use of an
electronic tracking device by a law enforcement agency.
(d) As used in this section, “electronic tracking device” means
any device attached to a vehicle or other movable thing that reveals
its location or movement by the transmission of electronic signals.
(e) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
(f) A violation of this section by a person, business, firm,
company, association, partnership, or corporation licensed under
Division 3 (commencing with Section 5000) of the Business and
Professions Code shall constitute grounds for revocation of the
license issued to that person, business, firm, company, association,
partnership, or corporation, pursuant to the provisions that provide
for the revocation of the license as set forth in Division 3
(commencing with Section 5000) of the Business and Professions Code.