San Diego SCRAM Continuous Alcohol Monitoring Program

SCRAM is an alternative to incarceration. By adhering to court orders, the SCRAM participant agreement, and your own self-achievement goals, your SCRAM experience can be beneficial to you and the outcome of your case.  

What does SCRAM monitor:

• Automatically tests for alcohol consumption every 30 minutes;
• Monitors for presence/absence in the home during specific periods of time
• Detects tempering or removal of bracelet
• Stores and electronically transmits test results daily for evaluation. 

How to get started:

If the court ordered you to a SCRAM program, please follow the following steps:

1. Call to make an appointment to enroll in SCRAM program. You can find the phone numbers below. 
2. Bring the following to your appointment:

• Credit or Debit card
• One time service fee and daily monitoring fees
• Social Security Number
• Driver’s license or identification card
• Name of judge, county, and court
• Probation officers name and contact information
• Any court documents pertaining to your case

Your responsibilities:

• Be near the base station daily at the agreed-upon time to enable data download and home confinement verification;
• DO NOT consume alcohol;
• DO NOT use products that contain alcohol;
• DO NOT tamper with, obstruct, or damage SCRAM equipment;
• DO not expose the area around the bracelet to personal household or industrial products that contain alcohol
• Court Approved Travel only;
• Showering is permitted, but to not submerge the device under water. (No Bathing or swimming); and
• Make SCRAM payments.

Where to go if SCRAM was imposed by the Court: