Comments on: The Legality of Vehicle Tracking Systems http://www.rmtracking.com/blog/2009/06/07/the-legality-of-vehicle-tracking-systems/ GPS News Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:04:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.rmtracking.com/blog/2009/06/07/the-legality-of-vehicle-tracking-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-1536 Mike Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:57:39 +0000 http://www.rmtracking.com/blog/?p=1715#comment-1536 Druk, It's apparent by your comment that you don't know much about law. Let me help you. Currently, New York is the ONLY state where the courts have ruled that police must have a warrant. The courts in Wisconsin have ruled that police are allowed to track a vehicle without a warrant. To date, no other court has ruled; therefore, in other jurisdictions where there is no stipulation there is also NO legal requirement for police to obtain a warrant. You can interpret the Fourth Amendment any way you want if that makes you feel better, but until the courts have ruled, your interpretation means absolutely nothing. Druk,

It’s apparent by your comment that you don’t know much about law. Let me help you.

Currently, New York is the ONLY state where the courts have ruled that police must have a warrant. The courts in Wisconsin have ruled that police are allowed to track a vehicle without a warrant.

To date, no other court has ruled; therefore, in other jurisdictions where there is no stipulation there is also NO legal requirement for police to obtain a warrant.

You can interpret the Fourth Amendment any way you want if that makes you feel better, but until the courts have ruled, your interpretation means absolutely nothing.

]]> By: Druk http://www.rmtracking.com/blog/2009/06/07/the-legality-of-vehicle-tracking-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-1535 Druk Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:24:44 +0000 http://www.rmtracking.com/blog/?p=1715#comment-1535 "If no warrant is issued, the officers may place a tracking device on the exterior of a suspect’s car that is parked in a public place, such as a parking lot or a street." Really? SCOTUS: "The Fourth Amendment protects people, not places. Therefore, the rights of an individual may not be violated, regardless of whether or not there is physical intrusion into any given area." “If no warrant is issued, the officers may place a tracking device on the exterior of a suspect’s car that is parked in a public place, such as a parking lot or a street.”

Really? SCOTUS: “The Fourth Amendment protects people, not places. Therefore, the rights of an individual may not be violated, regardless of whether or not there is physical intrusion into any given area.”

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