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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 519.070 (2026)

Tampering with a prisoner monitoring device

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(1) A person is guilty of tampering with a prisoner monitoring device when he or she intentionally alters, disables, deactivates, tampers with, removes, damages, or destroys any device used to facilitate electronic monitoring or supervision of a person who is on probation or parole, or has been ordered to wear a device as a condition of pretrial release.

(2) Tampering with a prisoner monitoring device is a Class D felony. Effective: July 12, 2006 History: Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 36, effective July 12, 2006.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2019–2023 · leading case: Michael Thornton v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. 2019).
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Michael Thornton v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. 2019). · cites it 2× “070(1): A person is guilty of tampering with a prisoner monitoring device when he or she intentionally alters, disables, deactivates, tampers with, removes, damages, or destroys any device used to facilitate electronic monitoring or supervision of a person who is on probation or…”
Jonathan Howell v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2022). “3 KRS 519.070, a Class D felony. 4 KRS 532.”
Richard Delong v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “KRS 519.070. -12- colloquies in Knox and McClanahan was not the issue, and it is not an issue here.”
Jesse Ooten v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “KRS 519.070(1) states that, [a] person is guilty of tampering with a prisoner monitoring device when he or she intentionally alters, disables, deactivates, tampers with, removes, damages, or destroys any device used to facilitate electronic monitoring or supervision of a person…”
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 519.070(1): 2 cases
Michael Thornton v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. 2019). “070(1): A person is guilty of tampering with a prisoner monitoring device when he or she intentionally alters, disables, deactivates, tampers with, removes, damages, or destroys any device used to facilitate electronic monitoring or supervision of a person who is on probation or…”
Jesse Ooten v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “KRS 519.070(1) states that, [a] person is guilty of tampering with a prisoner monitoring device when he or she intentionally alters, disables, deactivates, tampers with, removes, damages, or destroys any device used to facilitate electronic monitoring or supervision of a person…”
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