SB0950112th GA (Historical)Introduced

Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4.

Present law authorizes magistrates to order any defendant who is arrested for the offense of stalking; aggravated stalking; especially aggravated stalking; any crime against a person when the victim is a domestic abuse victim, sexual assault victim, or stalking victim; or violation of an order of protection to do the following as a condition of bail: (1) Carry or wear a GPS monitoring device and; or (2) If the victim of the offense gives informed consent, pay the costs associated with providing the victim with an electronic receptor device that can detect whether the defendant is in an area where the defendant has been ordered not to go as a condition of bail, and warn the victim of the defendant's presence in such area. Present law requires magistrates to provide certain information to victims before imposing GPS monitoring as a condition of bail. This bill adds a requirement that, when arresting a person for an offense for which GPS monitoring may be imposed as a condition of bail as described above, the arresting officer must provide the victim with a document prepared by the administrative office of the courts that notifies the alleged victim of certain information, described in detail in the full text of this bill, regarding the GPS monitoring.

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Overview

Present law authorizes magistrates to order any defendant who is arrested for the offense of stalking; aggravated stalking; especially aggravated stalking; any crime against a person when the victim is a domestic abuse victim, sexual assault victim, or stalking victim; or violation of an order of protection to do the following as a condition of bail: (1) Carry or wear a GPS monitoring device and; or (2) If the victim of the offense gives informed consent, pay the costs associated with providing the victim with an electronic receptor device that can detect whether the defendant is in an area where the defendant has been ordered not to go as a condition of bail, and warn the victim of the defendant's presence in such area. Present law requires magistrates to provide certain information to victims before imposing GPS monitoring as a condition of bail. This bill adds a requirement that, when arresting a person for an offense for which GPS monitoring may be imposed as a condition of bail as described above, the arresting officer must provide the victim with a document prepared by the administrative office of the courts that notifies the alleged victim of certain information, described in detail in the full text of this bill, regarding the GPS monitoring.

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Details
Session

112th General Assembly

Introduced

February 10, 2021

Subjects
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