(a) A person charged with a felony or misdemeanor, or charged with an act that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony, or misdemeanor, conditionally released from the supervising authority through an electronic monitoring or home detention program, who knowingly and intentionally violates a condition of the electronic monitoring or home detention program without notification to the proper authority is subject to sanctions as outlined in Section 110-6.
     (b) A person who violates a condition of the electronic monitoring or home detention program by knowingly and intentionally removing, disabling, destroying, or circumventing the operation of an approved electronic monitoring device shall be subject to penalties for escape under Section 5-8A-4.1.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-4.15

  • Approved electronic monitoring device: means a device approved by the supervising authority which is primarily intended to record or transmit information as to the defendant's presence or nonpresence in the home, consumption of alcohol, consumption of drugs, location as determined through GPS, cellular triangulation, Wi-Fi, or other electronic means. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-2
  • Electronic monitoring: means the monitoring of an inmate, person, or offender with an electronic device both within and outside of their home under the terms and conditions established by the supervising authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-2
  • Home detention: means the confinement of a person convicted or charged with an offense to his or her place of residence under the terms and conditions established by the supervising authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-2
  • Supervising authority: means the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, probation department, a Chief Judge's office, pretrial services division or department, sheriff, superintendent of municipal house of corrections or any other officer or agency charged with authorizing and supervising electronic monitoring and home detention. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-2