Bill > HB0358

This bill requires courts or magistrates to mandate global positioning monitoring (GPS tracking) as a condition of bail for defendants arrested for certain serious offenses, including domestic assault, offenses involving firearms or serious bodily injury, burglary of vehicles, reckless driving, drag racing, and repeat offenses in specific criminal categories. The court must impose GPS monitoring unless it specifically determines in a written order that the defendant does not pose a threat to the victim or public safety. Additionally, the bill requires court clerks to report monthly to the administrative office of the courts the number of defendants under GPS monitoring, and this office must compile and submit an annual report to the criminal justice and judiciary committees by July 1st each year, detailing the number of defendants subject to GPS monitoring across different counties. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2025, and is intended to enhance public safety by more closely tracking potentially dangerous defendants awaiting trial.