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SB 161

Electronically tracking someone without their consent illegal under bill headed to governor

Brandon Smith

Lawmakers gave final approval to a bill Monday that developed out of a near-fatal tragedy.
House committee scales back penalties for new crime of electronically tracking someone

Brandon Smith

The committee heard emotional testimony from an Indiana woman whose traumatic experience helped inspire the legislation.
Indiana Senate bill criminalizes electronic tracking, with some exceptions

Brandon Smith

The bill, Senate Bill 161, arose from an incident last year in which a woman was viciously assaulted by her ex-boyfriend after he tracked her using GPS technology.