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Important information for defendants
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WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM GIVEN
ELECTRONIC
EM BAIL?
MONITORING –
You must follow your EM bail conditions and go
directly to your approved address and wait for a Field
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Officer to arrive. They will set up the monitoring
equipment and put the electronic tracker on your leg.
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A Probation Officer will also visit to induct you,
Electronic monitoring as a condition of bail (EM
although, this may not be at the same time as the
bail) is granted to suitable defendants who would
installation.
otherwise be remanded in custody, in prison, while
You will be electronically monitored for as long as
awaiting a court hearing.
the EM bail continues.
A person on EM bail (a Bailee) wears an electronic
tracker and lives at an address approved by the Court.
WHO ARE THE FIELD OFFICERS?
A person from the monitoring company who
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will install, maintain and check the monitoring
The Court can impose electronic monitoring as part
equipment and respond to any alerts.
of your bail conditions. This requires you to wear a
The bail conditions
tracker 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. You must
The Department contracts 3M to provide and
will determine
live at an agreed address at all times unless you
manage the monitoring equipment and the
when you MUST
have permission to leave for an approved purpose,
Monitoring Centre.
remain at your
such as work.
home address.
3M staff carry out all electronic monitoring field
The bail conditions will determine when you MUST
services including installing and servicing your
remain at your home address. If you require an
electronic monitoring equipment and responding to
absence to leave your address during your curfew,
alerts.
you MUST speak with the EM Bail Team.
Field Officers will wear a 3M/FIRST Security
A monitoring unit will be placed at your home address.
identification at all times and will be in a FIRST
The tracker is monitored by the Monitoring Centre
Security uniform.
which can confirm your whereabouts at any time.
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WHAT DO I DO IF MY SITUATION
WHAT IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY –
CHANGES WHILE I AM ON EM BAIL?
CAN I LEAVE WITHOUT PERMISSION?
You must call the EM Bail Team first if you want to
You can leave without permission if:
plan some time away from your home, even if it is
• you need immediate medical or dental
You must call the
just a short trip to the Work and Income office. The
If you leave the
treatment; or
EM Bail Team to
EM Bail Team will tell you what you need to do and
address in an
plan any time away
what happens next.
emergency you
• there is an immediate danger of death or injury
from your home.
MUST contact
to you (or a person you have sole responsibility
Make sure you call the EM Bail Team at least 24
the EM Bail
for) – such as fire, earthquake, flood or violence.
0800 362 245
hours before any planned short-term absence. If
Team on 0800
you don’t your absence might not be approved.
If you have time, you should call the EM Bail Team
362 245
Remember you may only be permitted an absence if
on
0800 EM BAIL (362 245) or phone the team as
as soon as possible.
your bail conditions allow for it.
soon as you are able to advise them of the emergency
situation as Police will be notified of any departure.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I BREAK MY
CONTACT WITH THE EM BAIL TEAM
BAIL CONDITIONS?
The EM Bail Team’s role at Corrections is to keep in
The tracker will trigger an alarm, and Police will
contact with the bailee and occupants of the house.
arrive to check on you if you:
If any difficulties come up contact the EM Bail Team
• try to take off the tracker
on
0800 EM BAIL (362 245) as soon as possible.
• leave your address without permission
How can I find out more about EM bail?
• deviate from your agreed absence
You can find the Application for Bail with Electronic
• are late back or home early from a planned
Monitoring along with more information about EM
absence
You or someone
bail from:
living with you
• Corrections website www.corrections.govt.nz or
• do not charge the equipment.
can contact the
Police website www.police.govt.nz
You may be arrested and have to appear before the
EM Bail Team on
• Local Court house
Court who will decide whether your EM bail should
0800 EM BAIL
continue.
(362 245)
• Community Probation Service Centres or
• Prison Remand Units.
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ELECTRONIC MONITORING EQUIPMENT
WHAT IF THE TRACKER OR
MONITORING UNIT IS DAMAGED?
Any damage must be immediately reported to the
EM Bail Team. You must provide all information
about how the unit got damaged. If the damage is
GPS Tracker
GPS
Cordless
intentional, you will be pursued through the courts
Monitoring Unit
charger
for reparation.
CHARGING YOUR TRACKER
TAKING CARE OF YOUR ELECTRONIC
NOTE: It is a breach of your EM Bail conditions not to
MONITORING EQUIPMENT:
charge your tracker.
You will be required to charge your tracker for 2 hours
every day. The cordless charger enables you to charge
Having a shower
your tracker without being tethered to a power socket
DO NOT:
or a bath while
You need to charge and will allow you to carry out most normal activities
wearing your
• have the cordless charger attached to the tracker
your GPS tracker in your home environment while charging.
tracker is OK.
when bathing or showering
for two (2)
• let the cordless charger get wet
hours every day.
To charge your tracker unplug the cordless charger
from the power lead and attach it to the base of the
• move the monitoring unit
tracker.
• open any of the equipment
• unplug the monitoring unit
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO
• cover the monitoring unit
FULLY CHARGE?
• let the monitoring unit get wet
To fully charge a low tracker battery will take
• paint or otherwise modify any of the equipment
approximately 2 hours. The “Power” light on the
• expose the equipment to heat or cold
charger turns from red to green when the battery
• damage the equipment in any way
is fully charged. The tracker vibrates when being
connected to, and disconnected from, the charger.
• tamper with the equipment in any way
The tracker will also vibrate when the tracker’s
• leave the address when the cordless charger is
battery levels are low indicating that you need to
attached to your tracker
immediately charge your tracker.
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ELECTRONIC MONITORING
Important information for defendants
JAN 2015
