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Cal.1st: GPS monitoring of juvenile probationers was reasonable

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

GPS monitoring of a juvenile probationer was reasonable; if it can be done for adults, it can be done for juveniles. In re R.V., 2009 Cal. App. LEXIS 183 (1st Dist. February 19, 2009): GPS monitoring is expressly authorized by statute for adult probationers (Pen. Code, § 1210.7 et seq.), as well as for registered sex offenders (Pen. Code, § 1202.8) and parolees (Pen. Code, § 3010). If GPS monitoring is a permissible condition for adult probation, a fortiori the condition is permissible for juvenile probation since broader conditions may be imposed on juveniles. (In re Antonio R., supra, 78 Cal.App.4th 937.) Given the history of R.V.'s violations of the Penal Code and of the conditions of his probation, the GPS monitoring condition was both reasonably related to his past behavior and likely to deter future criminality...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on February 22, 2009 (boomark / email).