Tampering with a GPS monitoring device is an element of which offense?

• A. Violation of Court Orders or Conditions of Bond
• B. Criminal Non-Support
• C. Enticing a Child
• D. Sale/Purchasing of a Child

Answer: (A)

Tampering with a GPS monitoring device falls under violations of court orders or conditions of bond. When someone is released on bond or placed on court-ordered supervision, the court often imposes specific monitoring requirements to ensure safety and compliance with terms like geographic restrictions, curfews, or reporting obligations. Deliberately interfering with or tampering with the GPS device shows a disregard for those imposed conditions and signals a breach of the court’s authority. Because the act directly relates to failing to follow court-imposed conditions, it is charged as part of Violating Court Orders or Conditions of Bond.

The other offenses involve different criminal areas—support obligations, crimes against children, or trafficking—without involving the breach of monitoring or court-ordered conditions. The GPS tampering aspect is what ties the conduct to the bond or court-order violation.