An Act relative to GPS tampering
This bill makes it a crime for individuals under court-ordered GPS monitoring to intentionally damage, remove, modify, or deactivate their tracking device. It directly affects people on probation or pre-trial release who are required to wear such devices as a condition of their supervision. Violators face up to five years in prison or 2.5 years in a House of Correction. The law specifically targets tampering with GPS monitors used in criminal justice supervision.
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David Linsky
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Carmine Gentile
DDemocratic
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Kristin Kassner
DDemocratic
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