LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 566, as introduced, Hollingsworth. Monitoring devices:
unauthorized removal, disabling, or tampering.
Existing law provides various programs of in-home detention and
monitoring, and regulates conduct on parole, including requiring
parolees to wear global positioning system (GPS) devices, as
specified.
This bill would make the unauthorized removal, disabling, or
tampering with a GPS device affixed as a condition of a criminal
court order, juvenile court disposition, parole, or probation a
crime, punishable as specified. The bill would require the court, if
applicable, to order restitution in an amount equivalent to the
replacement cost of the electronic, GPS, or other monitoring device.
By creating new crimes, this bill would impose a state-mandated local
program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.