New York A02415 creates the crime of tampering with electronic monitoring equipment, classifying it as a class E felony.

New York A02415 amends the penal law by adding a new section defining "tampering with electronic monitoring equipment" as a class E felony. This crime occurs when a person tampers with, damages, or alters electronic monitoring equipment without right or reasonable grounds, aiming to interfere with signals, impulses, or data. The bill also amends the criminal procedure law to include tampering with electronic monitoring equipment as a condition for releasing defendants on their own recognizance or under non-monetary conditions.

New York A02415 creates the crime of tampering with electronic monitoring equipment, classifying it as a class E felony.

New York A02415 amends the penal law by adding a new section defining "tampering with electronic monitoring equipment" as a class E felony. This crime occurs when a person tampers with, damages, or alters electronic monitoring equipment without right or reasonable grounds, aiming to interfere with signals, impulses, or data. The bill also amends the criminal procedure law to include tampering with electronic monitoring equipment as a condition for releasing defendants on their own recognizance or under non-monetary conditions.