AN ACT relating to tampering with a prisoner monitoring device.

HB 400 amends Kentucky law to explicitly prohibit tampering with video recording or monitoring devices inside correctional facilities. It expands the existing offense of "tampering with a prisoner monitoring device" to include deliberately altering, disabling, or damaging these video systems. This change makes such tampering a Class D felony, directly affecting anyone in a correctional facility who interferes with these security devices, including inmates, staff, or visitors. The bill focuses on strengthening security protocols by treating video monitoring systems the same as electronic tracking devices under criminal penalties.