HB 5058

Abstract

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person shall not knowingly and without authority remove, destroy, tamper with, damage, alter, disable, or otherwise interfere with or circumvent the operation of an approved electronic monitoring device or knowingly interfere or tamper with, or circumvent or alter, a signal, impulse, or data that is being transmitted by or stored within an approved electronic monitoring device worn or otherwise used by an individual as a condition of: (1) pretrial or pre-adjudicatory detention; (2) probation; (3) conditional discharge; (4) periodic imprisonment; (5) parole, aftercare release, or mandatory supervised release; (6) work release; (7) furlough; or 8) post-trial incarceration. Provides exceptions. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony.