There are two types of GPS Tracking Devices, Real-Time and Passive. Real-Time trackers give you locations, travel paths, addresses, times and speeds in real time.
Real-Time: This means you can view exactly where the tracker is at that moment as well as where it’s been since you rented it.
Passive: This means that the tracker will record information onto the tracker and when you remove it, you can download the information to determine where the tracker has been.
There are certain laws that must be followed in order to install a GPS Tracking Device in the State of Connecticut:
1. The GPS Tracker must be battery powered. You cannot hard wire the GPS Tracker to the battery of the vehicle unless you own commercial vehicles.
2. The GPS Tracker must be only placed on property, not people, and you must be the owner of that property. An example would be that you and your spouse both own the vehicle that your spouse drives every day. You can place a GPS Tracker on that vehicle. However, if the vehicle is only in your spouse’s name, you cannot.
3. The GPS Tracker must be placed under the vehicle with a magnet. You cannot zip-tie the tracker to a bumper, or place the tracker inside of the vehicle. You cannot wedge the tracker between the bumper and the styrofoam underneath, as many have tried in the past.
EXPLANATION OF STATUTE:
In the State of Connecticut, certain laws must be followed. You cannot just place tracking devices, (Airtags, Tiles or Cell Phones) to track a person or their vehicle. If laws are not followed, you can end up being arrested with a Class D Felony for Electronic Stalking and Harassment.
Section 53a-181f – Electronic stalking: Class D felony (Bold)
(a) A person is guilty of electronic stalking when such person, with the intent to kill, injure, harass or intimidate, uses any interactive computer service or electronic communication service, electronic communication system or electronic monitoring system to place another person under surveillance or otherwise to engage in a course of conduct that:
(1) Places such other person in reasonable fear of the death of or serious bodily injury to (A) such person, (B) an immediate family member of such person, or (C) an intimate partner of such person; or
(2) causes, attempts to cause or would be reasonably expected to cause substantial emotional distress to a person described in subparagraph (A), (B) or (C) of subdivision (1) of this subsection.
(b) For purposes of subsection (a) of this section, (1) “immediate family member” means (A) a spouse, parent, brother or sister or a child of the person or person to whom the person stands in loco parentis, or (B) any person living in the household and related to the person by blood or marriage, and (2) “intimate partner” means a (A) former spouse, (B) person who has a child in common with the person regardless of whether they are or have been married or are living or have lived together at any time, or (C) person in, or who has recently been in, a dating relationship with the person.
(c) Electronic stalking is a class D felony.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-181f
( P.A. 15-175, S. 1.)
Amended by P.A. 21-0102,S. 8 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2021.
Added by P.A. 15-0175, S. 1 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2015 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2015.
QUESTIONS:
Clients often ask me, “Can I buy a GPS Tracker without my name attached to it?”
The answer is no. Whether you realize it or not, you can’t just “purchase” a GPS tracker without leaving a trace that you bought the unit. All GPS Trackers have to be registered, in order to connect to a satellite, and a credit card must be provided for billing and identification purposes.
During a free consultation with Investigator Ranno at Ranno Investigative Services, the matter will be discussed in order to determined if a GPS Rental is legal for you. If it is legal, Ranno Investigative Services can rent you a GPS Tracker. That tracker will not be in your name, it will be under Ranno Investigative Services. A contract will be signed acknowledging that you understand the current laws and will strictly follow them. That assures that you can safely rent and use our GPS Tracker without the fear of arrest.
Contact us today to discuss your situation and how Ranno Investigative Services can help.
Whether you realize it or not, you can’t just “purchase” a GPS tracker without leaving a trace that you bought the unit. All GPS units have to be registered and a credit card provided for billing and identification purposes with the company that owns the server and provides the service.
Also, not all GPS Tracking Systems are the same. While many GPS trackers may look the same and some may even cost less than others, they don’t always work the same way. When you purchase your own unit and register it for use, the monthly monitoring service that you pay for, which your tracker is specifically programmed to work with, may not provide you multiple methods for determining and reporting tracking location data.
Any GPS TRACKER will attempt to obtain a GPS reading from at least three orbiting GPS satellites. If successful, the tracker will transmit that information to a computer server, which will display it on an online web-based portal with mapping software. However, should the tracking device be located in a building, parking structure or perhaps under metal where it does not “see the sky”, it may be unable to determine its current location.
This information will be unknown to you until you purchase the unit, register it and use it for the first time. Once you do that, it will not be able to be returned and you will lose your money.
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“Your highest chances of get caught is when you place the GPS Tracker on a vehicle or when take it off.”
At Ranno Investigative Services, our rented GPS Tracking Devices, don’t just provide simple GPS Tracking. Our trackers provide up to a total of three months of uninterupted use, depending on the amount of driving from the subject. This allows you to keep the unit on the vehicle longer wihtout having to remove it every couple of days to recharge it. This lessens the chances of you getting caught.
Our trackers also provide full and accurate location data / triangulation, using cellular technology. (Advanced Forward Link Triangulation (AFLT). This allows for a smoother, more accurate, accounting of where the tracker is located.
Ranno Investigative Service’s GPS Tracking software can be downloaded as an app or used on your computer. It requires no installation and can be accessed from any PC, MAC, Smartphone, Tablet, or iPAD, and observed from anywhere in the world. Ranno Investigative Services will provide you a direct link to your personal GPS Tracker and once clicked, it will bring you directly to where your device is Real-Time. It also stores all previous information so you can go back days or weeks if needed to see where the vehicle was then and now. Making this an incredible investigative tool.
Ranno Investigative Services has been working with GPS Tracking devices for over 20 years, making us experts in the field. We provide the highest quality tracking devices the industry offers, at reasonable rates. In addition to our state-of-the-art online web-based tracking system, our real world experience provides unique perspectives on how you, our client, can best utilize the tracker to accomplish your goals, legally. The GPS Tracker, combined with an investigation, captures what the subject is doing once detected at a location they should not be, which provides you with the evidence you need for your case.
At Ranno Investigative Services, our rental GPS TRACKING DEVICES, don’t just provide GPS Tracking. Our Rental GPS Systems provides that total of three methods for determining and reporting tracking location data. The server company we are contracting and paying for provides you with the most updated and accurate information the industry offers.
Our GPS Tracking System provides also location data using both the GPS along with cellular technology, which we have programmed to provide for cell tower triangulation or Advanced Forward Link Triangulation (AFLT). While it is usually necessary to connect with three cell towers for the most accurate cellular location data, should this not be possible, location data at that moment will be provided from the nearest cell, which we have programmed as our third method of reporting location data. This way you are ensured that you are getting the most accurate reporting.
Ranno Investigative Service’s Rental GPS Tracking software requires no installation and can be accessed from any PC, MAC, smartphone, tablet, or iPAD. We provide you a direct link to your GPS Tracker and once clicked, it will bring you directly to where your device is currently. It also stores all information so you can go back days or weeks if needed to see where the vehicle was then and now.
Ranno Investigative Services is an unique company with deep roots in the executive protection, surveillance and investigation fields. Our company is staffed with both licensed and trained private investigators. We are proud of the fact that we provide the highest quality tracking devices, the industry offers at reasonable rates, in addition to our state-of-the-art online web-based tracking system. But equally important, our real world experience provides unique perspectives on how you, our client, can best use the trackers to accomplish your goals, legally.
The best part is, once you’ve accomplished your goal or have obtained your evidence, you can just return the unit to us with no trace that you had ever rented it.
