Bill Summaries: H857 (2011-2012 Session)

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  • Bill H 857 (2011-2012)
    Summary date: Apr 20 2011 - View summary

    House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Adds a new provision amending GS 15A-531(5a), which pertains to house arrest with electronic monitoring as a condition of pretrial release, to include a description of an “active” monitoring device. Adds a new provision amending GS 15A-1340.11(4a), which defines house arrest with electronic monitoring for Structured Sentencing purposes, to require that covered offenders wear an active electronic monitoring device as described in the amended subsection. Amends the 1st edition by allowing the Department of Correction until March 1, 2012 (was, January 1, 2012) to replace existing monitoring equipment for sex offenders with equipment that can place exclusion zones around K-12 schools in the state.
    Corrections (Sentencing/Probation)
  • Bill H 857 (2011-2012)
    Summary date: Apr 8 2011 - View summary

    Requires the Department of Correction (Department) to replace the current electronic monitoring service and equipment used to monitor convicted sex offenders by January 1, 2012, with a provider that offers electronic monitoring equipment and service that provides exclusion zones around every K-12 school campus in the state. Requires the new equipment to have the ability to immediately notify the proper authority of the convicted sex offender’s violation of the exclusion zone so that proper action may be taken. Directs the Department to report to the Joint Legislative Corrections, Crime Control, and Juvenile Oversight Committee by June 1, 2012, on the implementation of the new electronic monitoring system.
    Corrections (Sentencing/Probation)
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