1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a court may require a person who has been charged with a crime of domestic violence (as described in IC 35-31.5-2-78 ) to wear a monitoring device as a condition of bail.
2. (b) A court may order a person who is required to wear a monitoring device under subsection (a) to pay any costs associated with the monitoring device.

3. (c) A court shall consider requiring a person to wear a monitoring device as a condition of bail if the person:

   1. (1) is charged with a crime of domestic violence (as described in IC 35-31.5-2-78 );
   2. (2) has a prior unrelated conviction for a violent offense (as described in IC 11-12-3.7-6 ); and
   3. (3) has at least one (1) prior conviction for invasion of privacy (as described in IC 35-46-1-15.1 ).

As added by P.L.94-2010, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.114-2012, SEC.71; P.L.84-2022, SEC.11; P.L.197-2025, SEC.2.