Amendment ID: H5112-1

Amendment 1

Felony offense for the destruction of a GPS device, breath-testing automobile interlock device, or other monitoring device ordered by a court

Messrs. Tarr and Fattman, Ms. Gobi and Mr. O'Connor move to amend the bill by inserting after section __ the following section:-

SECTION __. Chapter 268 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after section 13E the following section:-

Section 13F.  Whoever unlawfully removes, destroys, damages, or interferes with the proper functioning of a geolocation monitoring device, breath-testing instrument, or other mechanism intended to facilitate recognizance or compliance with conditions of pretrial release, probation or parole, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 10 years or imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than 2 and ½ years. In any proceeding under section 57, 58, 58A, or 58B of chapter 276, the fact of a person’s prior conviction pursuant to this section shall be prima facie evidence that there is no financial condition or other condition of release that will reasonably assure the presence of the person so convicted.