§835. Registration of electronic monitoring service providers

            A. Any person or entity who provides electronic monitoring services for the purpose of monitoring, tracking, or supervising pretrial or post-conviction persons within the state shall certify in writing that the provider meets the criteria provided in R.S. 15:571.36 and shall register with the court and the sheriff of the parish where the services are to be provided. The information provided to the court and the sheriff shall include all of the following:

            (1) The name of the provider.

            (2) The principal contact information of the provider.

            (3) The primary office address of the provider.

            B. No person or entity shall provide electronic monitoring services in this state without having first complied with the registration requirements as provided in Subsection A of this Section. The application for registration shall be submitted on forms provided by the court and the sheriff of the parish where the services are to be provided and shall contain all of the information required by such forms and any accompanying instructions.

            C. The court and the sheriff of the parish where the services are to be provided shall remove from the registry any person or entity that provides electronic monitoring services in this state if the court and the sheriff determine that the person or entity has violated the provisions of R.S. 15:571.36(D).

            D.(1) No elected judge, district attorney, sheriff, chief of police, constable, marshal, nor any immediate family of these individuals shall have an ownership interest or a financial interest in any company that provides electronic monitoring services in this state.

            (2) For the purposes of this Subsection, "immediate family" has the same meaning as provided in R.S. 42:1102.

            Acts 2023, No. 374, §2; Acts 2024, No. 746, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2025; Acts 2026, No. 729, §1.