ELECTRONIC MONITORING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND VICTIMS

With the establishment of Mary's Law in 2008, Michigan joined states like Massachusetts, Oklahoma and Hawaii in empowering courts to require domestic violence offenders to wear GPS tracking units as part of a no contact order or as a condition of their release.

Mary's Law was named in honor of Mary Babb, a resident of Isabella County, Michigan, who despite moving out of the family home, filing for divorce and obtaining a no contact order, was attacked and killed by her estranged husband in 2007. Despite all of the protections provided under the law, neither Mary Babb nor law enforcement officials had any warning that her husband was approaching her location in violation of her no contact order.

"The court system will have the option to use a GPS tether to track an attacker. The victim will also have one and will be alerted by phone if the attacker is close. It's something Isabella County started using just earlier this year in severe stalking cases." - ABC News 12