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House approves electronic monitoring for domestic-violence offenders, 65–4
Summary
The Utah House passed substitute House Bill 222 to allow courts to order electronic monitoring for persons who violate protective orders. Sponsors said ankle bracelets tied to base units in victims’ homes will automatically notify police and can provide audio recordings; respondents generally pay rental fees with indigent waivers funded by surcharge mechanisms.
The Utah House on Thursday approved substitute House Bill 222, a measure that lets judges order electronic monitoring for people who violate protective orders, in a 65–4 vote.
Floor sponsor (unnamed on the record) described the system as “an attempt to give protective orders a little teeth,” explaining that a victim places a base unit in the home and a respondent wears an ankle bracelet that triggers an alarm and police notification if the offender enters the protected area. The sponsor said the device also records audio within the…
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