Felony Domestic Violence and Violation of Protective Injunction Electronic Monitoring Pilot Program.

(1) As used in this section, the term “department” means the Department of Corrections.

(2) An electronic monitoring pilot program is established in the Sixth Judicial Circuit beginning on July 1, 2026, and ending on June 30, 2028.

(3) For an offense committed on or after July 1, 2026, if a person who is 18 years of age or older is found guilty of, has adjudication withheld on, or pleads nolo contendere to a felony crime of domestic violence as defined in s. 741.28, a felony violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violence under s. 741.31, or a felony violation of an injunction for protection against sexual violence or dating violence under s. 784.047, and a court enters a no contact order with the victim as a condition of the person’s probation, the court in the judicial circuit:

(a) May order the person to have electronic monitoring supervision as a condition of his or her probation.

(b) Must order the person to have electronic monitoring supervision as a condition of his or her probation if the court finds that there is clear and convincing evidence that the defendant poses a threat of violence or physical harm to the victim. In making such determination, the court must consider whether the defendant has previously been convicted for violating an injunction for protection against domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking.

(4) The pilot program must comply with the following:

(a) A person designated by the department must meet with any person ordered to electronic monitoring supervision under this section, and he or she must explain the conditions of electronic monitoring supervision, including identifying prohibited locations, and the consequences for noncompliance with such conditions.

(b) A person ordered to electronic monitoring supervision under this section must pay the costs for such supervision as provided in s. 948.09.

(c) A court may not order electronic monitoring supervision in lieu of any other mandatory term or condition of probation, including participation in a batterers’ intervention program required under s. 741.281.

(d) The department must specify a procedure by which a person ordered to electronic monitoring supervision under this section may petition a court to remove such order.

(5) The department must complete an evaluation of the pilot program’s effectiveness and provide to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives an initial report by March 1, 2027, a subsequent report by January 1, 2028, and a final report by September 1, 2028. Each report must include all of the following information:

(a) The number of persons placed on electronic monitoring supervision.

(b) The number of violations of electronic monitoring supervision, including the reason for each violation.

(c) The cost of providing electronic monitoring supervision and how much money the department received to pay for such supervision.

(d) Recommendations on how to improve the efficacy of the pilot program and any difficulties with implementing the pilot program.

(e) Any other relevant information.

(6) The department may adopt rules to implement this section.

(7) This section is repealed July 1, 2028.