Are you drug tested while on ankle monitor (electronic monitoring)?

Well... each judge has their own requirements. I can say that if a judge has an ankle monitor on someone, they are watching them pretty close. Drug testing (UAs) usually come way before ankle monitors. So if someone is on a monitor my guess would be that they are being drug tested also. Just a guess though.

Are you asking if the ELM can detect drugs? I haven't heard of one that can. A SCRAM device detects alcohol. But any time you are on a bond with such stringent requirements, you should expect to be closely monitored. The judge could certainly have him drug tested at court. It happens all the time. Your friend needs to be very careful if he wants to stay out on bond.

The location given is listed as Austin. If your friend is pending his charges in Travis County then they an Electronic Monitoring Unit. The Electronic Monitoring Unit uses several technological means of monitoring defendant compliance. They include Radio Frequency Electronic Monitoring (RF EM – a house-arrest style bracelet), Global Positioning System Electronic Monitoring (GPS – a tracking device capable of determining the exact location where a defendant may have gone), the Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring Device (SCRAM – an ankleworn device that detects alcohol in the wearer’s perspiration), and the Mitsubishi Electronic Monitoring System (MEMS – a device installed in the home that requires a user to submit breath samples for analysis for alcohol use). This would be provided and monitored by the pretrial services office. Additionally, I believe your friend would be drug tested while on bond. If your friend fails a drug test it could result in revocation of bond and possible result in a hearing sentence for the offense charged.