Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 17-6-1.1. Electronic Pretrial Release and Monitoring Program for Defendants; Requirements; Procedures; Fees

History. Code 1981, § 17-6-1.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 691, § 2/HB 306; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-29/HB 310.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2009, “condition” was substituted for “conditions” in paragraph (h)(3).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2009, p. 691, § 1/HB 306, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “The General Assembly finds that a program of electronic pretrial release, monitoring, and home confinement incorporates modern technology to accomplish the following purposes, including, but not limited to:
“(1) Ensuring proper prioritization of local incarceration resources;
“(2) Improving child support collections by giving nonpayors an opportunity to maintain employment while under electronic surveillance;
“(3) Better protecting crime victims by global positioning satellite (GPS) tracking and monitoring of pretrial release offenders to better ensure ongoing protection of crime victims;
“(4) Permitting defendants with extraordinary health problems to seek appropriate medical care;
“(5) Assisting sheriffs in alleviating jail overcrowding by creating alternative methods of pretrial release and monitoring and home confinement;
“(6) Reducing the costs of pretrial detention to governing authorities of counties as the costs of self-paid, electronic pretrial release and monitoring are substantially less than pretrial incarceration; and
“(7) Creating instant alert capabilities to law enforcement in the event terms of pretrial release are violated.”
Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 6-1/HB 310, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective July 1, 2015, and shall apply to sentences entered on or after such date.”
Law reviews.
For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 231 (2015).

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