PRINTER'S NO. 152
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
196
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY HUGHES, COSTA, FONTANA, K. WARD, SANTARSIERO,
FARNESE, BREWSTER, GORDNER, PHILLIPS-HILL, HAYWOOD, BOSCOLA,
MENSCH, STEFANO, BARTOLOTTA, BROWNE, YUDICHAK, TARTAGLIONE
AND LEACH, FEBRUARY 1, 2019
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 1, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in protection from abuse, providing
for the definition of "electronic monitoring device" and
further providing for relief.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6102(a) of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read:
§ 6102. Definitions.
(a) General rule.--The following words and phrases when used
in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this
section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
* * *
"Electronic monitoring device." A device that enables the
location of a person wearing the device to be monitored through
use of a global positioning system and related technology and is
designed so that the device:
(1) actively and continuously monitors, identifies and
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