Monitoring devices: unauthorized removal, disabling, or tampering.

Existing law provides various programs of in-home detention and monitoring, and regulates conduct on parole, including requiring parolees to wear global positioning system (GPS) devices, as specified.This bill would make the unauthorized removal, disabling, or tampering with a GPS device affixed as a condition of a criminal court order, juvenile court disposition, parole, or probation a crime, punishable as specified. The bill would require the court, if applicable, to order restitution in an amount equivalent to the replacement cost of the electronic, GPS, or other monitoring device. By creating new crimes, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.