40-39-304 - Offense of intentional tampering with, removal of, or vandalism to device Aiding, abetting or assisting.
40-39-304. Offense of intentional tampering with, removal of, or vandalism to device Aiding, abetting or assisting.
(a) Intentional tampering with, removal of, or vandalism to a device issued pursuant to a location tracking and crime correlation based monitoring and supervision program described in § 40-39-302 by a person duly enrolled in the program is a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense, punishable by confinement in the county jail for not less than one hundred eighty (180) days. The minimum one hundred eighty-day sentence provided for this Class A misdemeanor offense is mandatory, and no person committing the offense shall be eligible for suspension of sentence, diversion, or probation until the minimum sentence is served in its entirety. A second or subsequent violation under this section is a Class E felony. Additionally, if the person violating this section is on probation, parole, or any other alternative to incarceration, then the violation shall also constitute sufficient grounds for immediate revocation of probation, parole, or other alternative to incarceration. Any violation of this section shall result in the imposition of the mandatory release condition specified in § 40-39-303(a) and (b).
(b) Any person who knowingly aids, abets, or assists a person duly enrolled in a location tracking and crime correlation based monitoring and supervision program described in § 40-39-302 in tampering with, removing, or vandalizing a device issued pursuant to the program commits a Class A misdemeanor.
[Acts 2004, ch. 899, § 5.]