Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 8108

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Electronic communication: means the transfer of signs, signals, writings, images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature in whole or in part by a wire, a radio, electromagnetic, photoelectric, or photo-optical system. See
  • Law enforcement officer: means :

§ 8108. Real time interception of information prohibited

A law enforcement officer shall not use a device that via radio or other electromagnetic wireless signal intercepts in real time from a user’s device a transmission of communication content, real time cellular tower-derived location information, or real time GPS-derived location information, except for purposes of locating and apprehending a fugitive for whom an arrest warrant has been issued. This section shall not be construed to prevent a law enforcement officer from obtaining information from an electronic communication service as otherwise permitted by law. (Added 2015, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 2016.)