AB 1369 Summary

• Authorizes county boards of supervisors to establish voluntary and involuntary electronic monitoring programs for inmates held in lieu of bail when jail overcrowding or court-ordered population caps necessitate release, effective until January 1, 2015.

• Establishes eligibility criteria requiring inmates to be minimum security with no holds or outstanding warrants, and either held 30+ days pending misdemeanor charges or 60+ days pending any charges from date of arraignment.

• Allows defendants arrested for bailable offenses to apply for up to 75 percent bail reduction after 10 court days from arraignment if they agree to participate in voluntary electronic monitoring and both court and correctional administrator determine eligibility.

• Requires participants to comply with rules including home confinement during designated hours, submission to electronic monitoring devices including GPS tracking, and potential fees; non-compliance constitutes a misdemeanor.

• Allows days served in home detention programs to be credited toward prison or jail sentences and fines, and includes participants in work furlough and voluntary home detention program fee provisions.