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SF 340

A bill for an act relating to no-contact orders and electronic tracking and monitoring systems.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Charlie McClintock

Requires electronic tracking for defendants under no-contact orders, establishing a protective home/work zone with real-time alerts to victims and police; costs borne by defendant.

Subcommittee: Schultz, Bousselot, and Knox.
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Bill Summary · SF 340

Summary of Bill SF 340 (2025)

Overview

SF 340 is a bill aimed at strengthening enforcement of no-contact orders by requiring electronic tracking and monitoring for defendants under supervision or as a condition of release. It establishes protective-zone monitoring around a protected party’s residence and place of employment and mandates real-time alerts to the protected party and law enforcement when the defendant enters that zone. Costs for the tracking system would be borne by the defendant as court costs.

Key Provisions

  • Protective zone: The monitoring applies to a zone around the protected party’s residence and place of employment.
  • Supervision-based compliance:
    • If the defendant is being supervised by the department or is assigned by the court to supervision as a condition of release, the supervising agency shall place the defendant on an electronic tracking and monitoring system.
  • Court-imposed supervision otherwise:
    • If the defendant is not under department supervision, the court shall order the defendant to report to the sheriff’s office of the county where the no-contact order was issued (or where the violation occurred if outside that county) within 24 hours of release to be equipped with the monitoring system.
    • The reporting/equipping requirement may be fulfilled at the county jail where the defendant was held prior to release.
  • System capabilities:
    • The monitoring system must allow the protected party to receive contemporaneous or immediate electronic alerts when the defendant enters a protective zone.
    • The system must be monitored at all times and capable of contemporaneously or immediately alerting the appropriate law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the protective zone, in addition to the protected party.
  • Costs: All costs associated with the electronic tracking and monitoring system shall be assessed to the defendant as court costs.

Who Is Affected

  • Defendants subject to a no-contact order (and those released under a condition of supervision).
  • Supervising agencies (department personnel) and the courts that issue or enforce no-contact orders.
  • Sheriff’s offices (county-level law enforcement).
  • Protected parties (victims or individuals protected by the no-contact order).

Procedural and Timeline Details

  • Introduced: February 18, 2025.
  • Subcommittee: Schultz, Bousselot, and Knox.
  • Legislative actions:
    • Introduced and referred to Judiciary on 2025-02-18.
    • Subcommittee consideration on 2025-02-20.
  • Funding/Costs: Defendants bear the monitoring costs as court costs.

Sponsors

  • Primary sponsor: McClintock

This bill would represent a shift toward automated, real-time enforcement of no-contact orders, increasing accountability and safety for protected parties while imposing a new financial obligation on defendants.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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