1. Provisional electronic monitoring shall be imposed after the Defendant is questioned, and shall be valid for thirty [30] days, which may be renewed only once for the same duration, subject to consent of the Defendant. 2. If the investigation interest requires that the Defendant continue to undergo the provisional electronic monitoring after the expiration of the durations set forth in Clause [1] of this Article, the Public Prosecution shall transfer the case file to a judge of the competent criminal court, in order for the latter to order, after review of the papers and hearing the statements of the Defendant and based on the latter's consent, that the provisional electronic monitoring be extended for a renewable period not exceeding thirty [30] days, that the electronic monitoring be cancelled and the Defendant be remanded in custody, or that the Defendant be released with or without bail. 3. Under any circumstances, the judge of the competent criminal court may amend the times of the Defendant's presence at the place of residence or at the designated places, after hearing the statements of the Defendant and consulting the Public Prosecution.
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