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  • Registration for Electronic Monitoring Service Providers

    LA R.S. 15:835 -  Any person or entity who provides electronic monitoring services for the purpose of monitoring, tracking, or supervising pretrial or post-conviction persons within the state shall certify in writing that the provider meets the criteria provided in R.S. 15:571.36 and shall register with the court and the sheriff of the parish where the services are to be provided.
  • Elected Officials

    LA RS 15:835(D) - D. An elected official, or any immediate family member of an elected official, shall be prohibited from being a vendor, or having a financial interest in a vendor, for electronic monitoring services in this state.
  • Reporting

    15:571.36 - C.(1) When an individual has been placed under electronic monitoring, the provider of the electronic monitoring services shall, bynoon of the following day, provide law enforcement agencies within the appropriate jurisdiction and the prosecuting authority all of thefollowing information:(a) The name and any aliases used by the monitored individual.(b) The physical address or addresses of residence of the monitored individual.(c) The name and physical address of place of employment. If the monitored individual does not have a fixed place of employment,he shall provide information with as much specificity as possible regarding the places where he works, including but not limited to travelroutes used by the monitored offender.(d) The pending criminal charges against the monitored individual.(e) The reason why the monitored individual has been placed under electronic monitoring.4) When a violation of the defendant's monitoring conditions has occurred, the provider of electronic monitoring services shallreport the violation to the bail agent on record, the law enforcement agencies within the appropriate jurisdiction, the prosecuting authority,and the court exercising jurisdiction over the defendant immediately but in no event not longer than thirty minutes from the provider'sverification of a notice of violation that any of the following involving the electronic monitoring equipment has occurred:(a) Presence in an exclusion zone, which are geographic areas where the defendant is not permitted to visit.(b) Tampering or destruction.(c) Loss of battery power.(d) Loss of communications.(5) After an individual has been placed under electronic monitoring, the court exercising jurisdiction over the monitored individual shall report the information provided in this Subsection to all law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction.
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