Overview

• Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig’s draft would add electronic monitoring to the Gewaltschutzgesetz, empowering family courts to mandate ankle tags for high‑risk offenders.
• Orders would be time‑limited to an initial six months with possible three‑month extensions upon the victim’s request and a judge’s reassessment.
• A paired receiver warns the victim when a monitored offender approaches, and police are automatically alerted for rapid response.
• Courts could also require anti‑violence training, request checks of the weapons register, and see penalties for violations raised to fines or up to three years in prison.
• The ministry cites rising BKA figures (over 250,000 victims in 2023; a report notes 265,942 in 2024) and Spain’s model; state pilots continue, with NRW protecting nine people via trackers monitored centrally in Hesse.