Overview
- Unauthorized absences of three hours now qualify as a major electronic monitoring violation, reduced from the previous 48-hour trigger.
- All major violations will be sent to a judge within 24 hours, with weekend coverage beginning on Feb. 7 after weekday implementation.
- If a judge issues a warrant, the sheriff will expedite service and the court clerk will place the case on the judge’s call within 24 hours.
- The court-run program now oversees more than 2,300 people and handles about 8,500 alerts weekly, a volume that previously saw major violations reported within up to 72 hours.
- Judges retain discretion on warrants and Pretrial Services handles absences under three hours, while officials assess weekend resource needs and note it remains unclear whether the new standard would have flagged the Reed case.