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‘Trib Talk’: A new Utah law makes it illegal to put a tracker on someone’s car, unless you’re a private investigator

Traditionally, Utah state law has allowed anyone, for any reason, to place a tracking device on another person’s car. That’s about to change after the Legislature passed a bill criminalizing the use of trackers without a car owner’s permission, or unless the tracker is placed by a licensed private investigator.

Supporters say the change respects privacy and property rights. But the bill generated an at-times heated debate at the Capitol, with some lawmakers questioning whether the exemption for private investigators creates a loophole for Utahns to legally spy on each other.

On this week’s episode of “Trib Talk,” Tribune reporter Bethany Rodgers, Rep.