The most entertaining aspect of enforcement here would be watching the methods they use to trace back to owner/controller of tracking devices.
It’s sort of like, yeah, you can look tough by legislating against drones all you want, but when we get around to identifying one that’s in violation, where’s its master? And how did you arrive at such a conclusion?
> The legislation, House Bill 407, which House lawmakers passed with a 201-2 vote, now goes to the state Senate for consideration.
> The proposal, if passed by the state Senate and signed into law by the governor, would make the unauthorized use of a tracking device, program or application to monitor another person’s location or movement a third-degree misdemeanor offense. [Within the state of Pennsylvania.]
With 201-2 House support, it seems like it'd be 95% sure to become law. Does anyone here follow PA state politics?
Or could anyone comment on how serious a "third-degree misdemeanor" is?
The most entertaining aspect of enforcement here would be watching the methods they use to trace back to owner/controller of tracking devices.
It’s sort of like, yeah, you can look tough by legislating against drones all you want, but when we get around to identifying one that’s in violation, where’s its master? And how did you arrive at such a conclusion?
> The legislation, House Bill 407, which House lawmakers passed with a 201-2 vote, now goes to the state Senate for consideration.
> The proposal, if passed by the state Senate and signed into law by the governor, would make the unauthorized use of a tracking device, program or application to monitor another person’s location or movement a third-degree misdemeanor offense. [Within the state of Pennsylvania.]
With 201-2 House support, it seems like it'd be 95% sure to become law. Does anyone here follow PA state politics?
Or could anyone comment on how serious a "third-degree misdemeanor" is?