Sec. 12. (a) A probation department or community corrections program charged by a court with supervision of a violent offender placed on home detention under this chapter shall:

(1) cause a local law enforcement agency or contract agency described in section 10 of this chapter to be the initial agency contacted upon determining that the violent offender is in violation of a home detention order;

(2) maintain constant supervision of the violent offender using surveillance equipment and a monitoring device that can transmit information twenty-four (24) hours each day regarding an offender's precise location by either:

(A) using the supervising entity's equipment and personnel; or

(B) contracting with a contract agency; and

(3) have adequate staff available twenty-four (24) hours each day to respond if the violent offender violates the conditions of a home detention order.

(b) A contract agency that maintains supervision of a violent offender under subsection (a)(2) shall notify the contracting probation department or community corrections program within one (1) hour if the violent offender violates the conditions of a home detention order. However, a:

(1) community corrections advisory board, if the violent offender is serving home detention as part of a community corrections program; or

(2) probation department, if the violent offender is serving home detention as a condition of probation or bail;

may shorten the time in which the contract agency must give notice of a home detention order violation.

(c) A probation department or community corrections program may contract with a contract agency under subsection (a)(2) only if the contract agency can comply with subsection (b).

As added by P.L.137-2001, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.31-2005, SEC.6.