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Survivors urge criminal penalties for GPS tampering to protect domestic‑violence victims
Summary
Domestic‑violence survivors and advocates urged the committee to pass H.1845 (and companion S.1222) to criminalize tampering with GPS monitoring devices, saying offenders who disable trackers repeatedly put victims at immediate risk.
Boston — Survivors of domestic violence, victim advocates and court‑system practitioners told the Joint Committee on the Judiciary on Sept. 21 that GPS monitoring is a critical protection for many survivors and that offenders who tamper with or disable devices should face criminal penalties.
Several survivors described instances where an abuser damaged or removed a GPS bracelet and…
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