Bill > S1222

This bill adds a new section to Chapter 268 of Massachusetts General Laws that specifically criminalizes tampering with court-ordered GPS tracking devices. Under this legislation, an individual who has been required to wear a GPS tracking device as a condition of probation or pre-trial release and who intentionally damages, removes, modifies, deactivates, or attempts to damage, remove, modify, or deactivate the device can be punished by up to five years in state prison or up to two-and-a-half years in the House of Correction. The bill aims to ensure that individuals under court-ordered GPS monitoring cannot evade their legal obligations by interfering with the tracking device, thereby providing a clear legal consequence for such actions and helping to maintain the integrity of court-mandated tracking programs.

Budget and Finance, Justice

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1222