KS HB2479

Magistrates must consider ordering electronic monitoring with victim notification as a pretrial release condition for defendants charged with domestic violence offenses, domestic battery, stalking, or violation of a protective order

Victims must provide informed consent before electronic monitoring with notification is ordered, and have 48 hours to submit a list of locations from which they want the defendant excluded

Magistrates evaluate seven factors when determining whether to order monitoring, including severity of harm inflicted, history of domestic violence, access to weapons, threats of suicide or homicide, and substance abuse history

Alerts from electronic monitoring devices constitute probable cause to arrest the monitored person for violation of a protective order

Monitored defendants must pay all costs and expenses associated with electronic monitoring; courts and law enforcement agencies are required to share monitoring information