NC H477

Allows courts to include GPS tracking device monitoring as a form of relief when granting domestic violence protective orders against defendants found to have committed acts of domestic violence.

GPS device or similar tracking technology must send location signals to both the aggrieved party and local law enforcement when the defendant is at any prohibited location, with the monitoring period determined by court order.

Requires the defendant subject to electronic monitoring to pay all costs associated with the GPS tracking device.

Directs the North Carolina Department of Public Safety to consult with the North Carolina Sheriffs' Association and the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and report implementation recommendations and cost impact to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety by April 1, 2014.

Effective July 1, 2014 for protective orders granted on or after that date.