MN HF2295

Judicial districts must adopt minimum standards governing electronic monitoring and GPS devices before courts can order their use to protect domestic abuse victims, shifting responsibility from the state corrections commissioner to individual districts.

Minimum standards must include: active, real-time monitoring only; informed victim consent before release; information on risks and benefits provided to victim and defendant; address financial costs; eliminate disproportionate impact on underrepresented groups; and provide ongoing training.

Advisory groups comprised of judges, law enforcement, prosecutors, defense attorneys, corrections, probation, court administrators, crime victim organizations, and GPS industry experts must develop and biennially update standards in each district.

Victim and defendant location data are classified as security information and may be shared among law enforcement, probation, prosecutorial agencies, and court services departments to monitor release conditions.

Expands crimes eligible for electronic monitoring monitoring to include stalking, harassment restraining order violations, domestic abuse no contact order violations, and interference with emergency calls; repeals prior Tenth Judicial District pilot program authorization.