as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/23/2012 09:45am
A bill for an act
relating to privacy; requiring owner's permission before a portable wireless
device can collect location information in Minnesota; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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No portable wireless device may transmit information regarding the location of the
device in Minnesota to any person other than a law enforcement agency operating under
section 237.83 without written permission from the owner of the device.
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For the purposes of this section, "portable wireless device" means a device weighing
less than three pounds that transmits two-way voice or data over radio waves.
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This section is effective September 1, 2011.
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