Penalties For SCRAM Violations
SCRAM is the acronym for secure continuous remote alcohol monitor. It’s a fairly new gadget used in DUI cases and is a big part of the condition for bonds in the state of Florida. If you’re facing charges of driving under the influence, while you’ve paid for the bail bond and you’re awaiting trail, one of the conditions for your release is that you have to wear a SCRAM. This ankle bracelet ensures that you abstain from consuming alcohol while awaiting your DUI trial. This monitors your blood alcohol levels transdermally meaning that every 30 minutes, it takes a sample of your sweat to check for alcohol. Every sample taken sends a signal to headquarters and the people here issues a report to the judges involved in your case.
The fact that you have to wear a SCRAM is already part of your punishment because the device costs almost $400 each and every month to wear. While you have the SCRAM on and it’s set off for any kind of alcohol that you consumed; your bond will be revoked. This gives the court the impression that you’re a big risk to be in the streets and so basically, a warrant of arrest is issued and you lose your freedom even when you’re not convicted of the DUI yet.
Drinking while on the SCRAM is one of the violations that can mean harsher penalties for you and also this can have a more negative effect on your life. As previously mentioned, the penalty for violating the SCRAM is that you lose your ability to be free for the time that you’re awaiting DUI proceedings to begin. A less strict penalty but still something that’s going to be hard on your pocket is a higher amount to pay for posting bail (if an amount is even set for posting bail). As part of these, you might be looking at house arrest and even lock down at a residential rehabilitation center.
Another violation is the refusal to wear the SCRAM. This also results in penalties of a warrant of arrest being issued against you and if is an amount for posting bail, you can be sure it’s going to be an expensive one. With a big device on your ankle, it’s hard not to be marked as drunk driver. By making you as an example, you’re already being punished with a lower quality of life.