An Act amending Titles 23 (Domestic Relations) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in protection from abuse, further providing for definitions and for relief; and, in sentencing, providing for electronic monitoring with victim notification.

Summary

The measure amends the state's domestic relations and criminal procedure statutes to define electronic monitoring and victim‑notification tools, and to permit judges to require a GPS device for a defendant who is subject to a protection order or sentenced for a domestic‑violence crime. It applies to defendants accused of abusing a spouse, child, or other family member, and requires the defendant to pay the monitoring costs. The goal is to give victims real‑time notice if an abuser breaches a court‑ordered exclusion zone.

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