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Even DUI Offenders Are Eligible for Electronic Monitoring

By Neil Shouse, Esq.

Electronic monitoring is a sentencing alternative to jail or prison. California?s electronic monitoring programs allow certain defendants to serve their time on house arrest rather than being incarcerated. And even defendants who have been convicted of a California DUI could be eligible for this type of alternative sentence. The key to obtaining electronic monitoring lies in having an experienced attorney who is knowledgeable about the rules and regulations that govern this type of alternative sentence. A California DUI offender would typically qualify for two types of electronic monitoring: the SCRAM device and home detention. The SCRAM device is an ankle bracelet that the defendant wears to monitor alcohol concentration through the skin...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blogger on November 01, 2010 (boomark / email).