§ 14-226.3. Interference with electronic monitoring devices.
§ 14‑226.3. Interference with electronic monitoring devices.
(a) For purposes ofthis section, the term "electronic monitoring device" includes anyelectronic device that is used to track the location of a person.
(b) It is unlawful forany person to knowingly and without authority remove, destroy, or circumventthe operation of an electronic monitoring device that is being used for thepurpose of monitoring a person who is:
(1) Complying with ahouse arrest program;
(2) Wearing anelectronic monitoring device as a condition of bond or pretrial release;
(3) Wearing anelectronic monitoring device as a condition of probation;
(4) Wearing anelectronic monitoring device as a condition of parole; or
(5) Wearing anelectronic monitoring device as a condition of post‑release supervision.
(c) It is unlawful forany person to knowingly and without authority request or solicit any otherperson to remove, destroy, or circumvent the operation of an electronicmonitoring device that is being used for the purposes described in subsection(b) of this section.
(d) This section doesnot apply to persons who are being monitored by an electronic monitoring devicepursuant to the provisions of Article 27A of Chapter 14 of the GeneralStatutes, or Chapter 7B of the General Statutes.
(e) Violation of thissection by a person who is required to comply with electronic monitoring as aresult of a conviction for a criminal offense is a felony one class lower thanthe most serious underlying felony or a misdemeanor one class lower than themost serious underlying misdemeanor, except that, if the most seriousunderlying felony is a Class I felony, then violation of this section is aClass A1 misdemeanor. Violation of this section by a person who is required tocomply with electronic monitoring as a condition of bond or pretrial release isa Class 1 misdemeanor. Violation of this section by any other person is a Class2 misdemeanor. (2009‑415,s. 1.)