NCJ Number
131297
Journal
Journal of Offender Monitoring Volume: 4 Issue: 3 Dated: (Summer 1991) Pages: 1-3
Editor(s)
J B Vaughn
Date Published
1991
Length
3 pages
Annotation
Ohio has proposed legislation which would codify State law governing electronically monitored house arrest, certification of monitoring equipment, and establishment of a device fund.
Abstract
A manufacturer would be able to obtain certification of a specific electronic monitoring device by applying to the Superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation. To be certified, a monitoring device would have to be worn with a minimum of discomfort, transmit a specified signal to an approved transmitter, be able to transmit continuously and periodically, transmit a signal if the person to whom it was attached traveled a specified distance from the receiver, and be difficult to remove. The receiver would have to meet complementary specification, and the device would have to have a central monitoring computer. The proposed regulation also requires that each component of the monitoring system have a backup power supply. Substantial changes in specifications or operating method would require recertification of the device. Manufacturers would pay a fee to have each device certified; the fees would be placed in a fund used to publish a list of certified equipment. The statute specifies that offenders sentenced to electronically monitored house arrest would be required to wear a certified device and to agree to waive their right to receive credit for time served if they violated any of their program restrictions.