Use of SCRAM Bracelet Alcohol Monitoring Devices in California

Continuous SCRAM Bracelet Alcohol Monitoring and House Arrest

A SCRAM bracelet alcohol monitor is often a better alternative to jail time in DUI cases.

• Transdermal technology – SCRAM bracelet checks for alcohol consumption by detecting and measuring any ethanol that is present in your skin’s insensible perspiration. This process measures the alcohol that comes off the skin around your ankle and, unlike blood tests or other methods, is completely non-invasive to you.
• Continuous monitoring – the device automatically tests for alcohol consumption around the clock. You will notice a slight vibration while the bracelet takes a reading, but otherwise the monitoring process is transparent and minimally disruptive to your daily activities.
• Tamper alerts – In addition to testing for consumed alcohol, a SCRAM bracelet also detects any attempts to tamper with, obstruct, or remove the bracelet and reports those to your supervising agency.
• House arrest – If you are also ordered on house arrest, this device continually checks for your presence in or absence from your home.
• Ongoing analysis – a SCRAM bracelet stores your test results and, through the base station, will electronically transmit them to your assigned agent on a pre-determined schedule

• Heighten accountability by detecting both alcohol consumption and an offender’s presence in the home;
• Flexibly supervise offenders based on current behavior;
• Allow those offenders who are not a threat to the community when sober to earn jail credit for time served while being continuously monitored

Why hire Wallin & Klarich if accused of a crime that qualifies for Alcohol Monitoring (SCRAM)?

Our attorneys at Wallin and Klarich have years of experience in DUI cases and can help you receive alternative sentencing such as a SCRAM bracelet to avoid jail time.