Plain English Breakdown
The official source material does not provide specific details about enforcement or accidental damage scenarios, leaving these areas unclear.
Changes Rules for Tampering with Electronic Monitoring Equipment
This act changes Missouri's laws about tampering with electronic monitoring devices used by courts and probation agencies.
What This Bill Does
- Repeals the old rule about tampering with electronic monitoring equipment.
- Creates a new rule that makes it illegal to remove, alter, damage, or disable electronic monitoring equipment without permission.
- Specifies different levels of punishment for intentionally failing to charge or disabling electronic monitoring equipment based on the severity of the offense for which the person was placed under monitoring.
Who It Names or Affects
- People required by courts or probation agencies to wear electronic monitoring equipment.
- Courts and probation agencies that require people to use this equipment.
- Law enforcement officers who enforce these laws.
Terms To Know
- Electronic Monitoring Equipment
- Devices used to track a person's location or activity, often worn like an ankle bracelet.
- Felony
- A serious crime that can lead to jail time of more than one year.
Limits and Unknowns
- Does not explain how the new rules will be enforced.
- Does not specify what happens if someone accidentally damages their device.
- Does not include details about penalties for tampering with equipment when it's a misdemeanor offense.