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State police urge 15-day GPS warrant window; committee holds bill to study extension process
2784377 · March 25, 2025
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Summary
Senate Bill 617 would set a presumptive duration for GPS-based tracking warrants; state police urged a 15-day monitoring period with a process to extend for good cause. The committee held the measure for further study.
Senate Bill 617, presented March 25, would set a statutory period during which a GPS tracking device search warrant remains valid and provide a procedure to extend monitoring for good cause.
Mark Albaum, representing state police and the Department of Public Safety, told the Senate Judiciary Committee that Rhode Island law does not specifically address GPS…
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