Louisiana § 15:571.37 Electronic monitoring programs

Louisiana Statutes

§ 15:571.37 — Electronic monitoring programs

Louisiana § 15:571.37

Title 15Criminal Procedure

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La. Stat. Ann. § 15:571.37 (2026).

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§571.37. Electronic monitoring programs

A.The court shall impose any condition necessary to further the rehabilitation of a person released subject to electronic monitoring, including maintaining employment and compliance with inclusion and exclusion zones as defined in R.S. 15:571.38. In the case of a juvenile, the conditions may include staying in school, participating in after-school activities, or being subject to a curfew.

B.The cost for an adult participating in an electronic monitoring program shall be borne by the person being monitored. The court may waive the cost of electronic monitoring in a juvenile matter or in any other matter at the request of the entity that is otherwise responsible for the cost of monitoring.

C.As a condition of electronic monitoring, and notwithstandi

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§571.37. Electronic monitoring programs
A. The court shall impose any condition necessary to further the rehabilitation of a
person released subject to electronic monitoring, including maintaining employment and
compliance with inclusion and exclusion zones as defined in R.S. 15:571.38. In the case of
a juvenile, the conditions may include staying in school, participating in after-school
activities, or being subject to a curfew.
B. The cost for an adult participating in an electronic monitoring program shall be
borne by the person being monitored. The court may waive the cost of electronic monitoring
in a juvenile matter or in any other matter at the request of the entity that is otherwise
responsible for the cost of monitoring.
C. As a condition of electronic monitoring, and notwithstanding any other provision
of law, a person subject to electronic monitoring, including a juvenile, shall:
(1) Maintain the monitoring equipment in normal working order including but not
limited to keeping the monitoring equipment charged.
(2) Consent to immediate cooperation with and acquiesce to any efforts to evaluate,
diagnose, and repair any technical issues associated with the device and monitoring by the
electronic monitoring company, which may include but not be limited to reasonable
detention by law enforcement.
D. Electronic monitoring providers operating in this state shall actively monitor any
person subject to electronic monitoring for compliance and report any violation in
accordance with R.S. 15:571.36. Daily noncompliance reports shall be provided to the
district attorney regarding the person being monitored.
E.(1) Upon a finding of noncompliance, the court may, either on its own motion or
that of the district attorney, issue a warrant for the arrest of a person subject to electronic
monitoring.
(2) A person arrested pursuant to a warrant issued pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this
Subsection shall be held in custody until a hearing is conducted to determine if the person
can and will comply with all electronic monitoring restrictions.
(3) The court shall terminate a person's participation in an electronic monitoring
program, and remand him to state custody for an adult or to the appropriate pretrial facility
for a juvenile, after his third finding of noncompliance by the court.