Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that requires original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to provide options for vehicle tracking to be disabled in California.

Highlights:

• Requires original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to provide options for vehicle tracking services to be disabled in California beginning July 1, 2025 (Sec. 2-3).

• Requires OEMs to terminate an individual’s access to vehicle tracking services within 2 business days of the request being made (Sec. 2-3).

• Specifies that individual drivers prove they have the authority to terminate access to the vehicle tracking services via multiple options such as (Sec. 2-3):

• Legal title;

• Dissolution decree; or 

• A court order proving exclusive use or possession of the vehicle.

• Specifies that beginning Jan. 1, 2028, vehicles clearly indicate to those inside of it who has accessed the connected vehicle service and/or location from outside of the vehicle (Sec. 2-3).

• Requires OEMs to include a mechanism in vehicles that allows the individual driver to immediately disable connected vehicle location access (Sec. 2-3).

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