KRS 67.374: County global positioning monitoring system program -- Request for and

acceptance of public bids -- Monitoring of successful bidder -- Other uses of

program permitted -- Confidentiality of system information.

(1) "Global positioning monitoring system" has the same meaning as in KRS 403.720.

(2) A county or combination of counties electing to participate in a global positioning

monitoring system program shall, by ordinance, set other requirements for global

positioning monitoring system devices and for the operation of the global

positioning monitoring system which shall include, at a minimum, the requirements

contained in KRS 403.715 to 403.785, KRS 456.100, the provisions of this section,

and KRS 67.372.

(3) A county or combination of counties electin g to participate in a global positioning

monitoring system program shall, through a public bid process, select an entity or

entities to provide the best available technology with regard to global positioning

monitoring system devices that meet the requirem ents of this section and KRS

67.372, 403.761, and 456.100 and a system that meets those same requirements,

including but not limited to the acceptance of reduced fees for petitioners and

indigent persons ordered to wear a monitoring device.

(4) A person, c ounty, or combination of counties electing to participate in a global

positioning monitoring system program shall continuously monitor the performance

of successful bidders, receive complaints regarding service, and conduct hearings

pursuant to KRS Chapter 13B which may result in penalties as set out in the

contract against an entity providing global positioning monitoring system services

or which may result in cancellation of the contract with the provider of the service,

or both. The provisions of this su bsection shall be part of any bid offering and any

contract entered into between the county or combination of counties and an entity

providing global positioning monitoring system services.

(5) A county or combination of counties electing to operate a glob al positioning

monitoring system program may utilize that program for:

(a) Monitoring a respondent and petitioner pursuant to KRS 403.715 to 403.785

or 456.100;

(b) Monitoring the pretrial release of a person charged with a crime pursuant to

KRS 431.515 to 431.550;

(c) Monitoring a person assigned to a pretrial diversion program pursuant to KRS

533.250 to 533.262; and

(d) Monitoring a person granted probation or conditional discharge pursuant to

KRS Chapter 533.

(6) Information obtained by a global position ing monitoring system shall not be a

public record.

(7) Information obtained by a global positioning monitoring system shall be used only

for the purpose of verifying the location of the monitored person. Global positioning

monitoring system information ob tained from persons subject to monitoring

pursuant to KRS 403.715 to 403.785 or 456.100 shall not be utilized for any

criminal investigation, prosecution, or other criminal justice related purpose without

a valid search warrant or order issued by a court o f competent jurisdiction.

Information obtained in violation of this subsection or without a valid search

warrant or court order shall be inadmissible in court for any purpose.

(8) Any person or organization who knowingly or wantonly divulges global positioning

monitoring system information about any person in violation of subsection (6) or

(7) of this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.