When the Courts impose probation or community control as a sanction, the probationer is bound by standard conditions of probation. Some of the standard conditions of probation are as follows:
- Report to probation as directed
- Permit supervisors to visit him or her at his or her home or elsewhere
- Work faithfully at suitable employment insofar as may be possible
- Remain within a specified place
- Make restitution (if ordered)
- Support his or her legal dependents
- Not associate with persons engaged in a criminal act
- Submit to random drug testing
- Prohibition from possessing or carrying a firearm
Often the courts impose additional special conditions of probation. These special conditions of probation often depend on what the criminal charge is and typically include on or more of the following:
- Community service hours
- Drug evaluation
- Drug treatment (residential or out-patient)
- Impulse control class (theft cases)
- Anger management class
- Batterers intervention class (domestic violence cases
Violating any of these standard conditions or special conditions of probation is commonly called a "technical violation" and will most often result in a violation of probation being filed and the probationer getting arrested on a no-bond warrant.
A person can also be violated for a "substantive violation", which is essentially being violated for getting arrested for a new offense while on probation. This too will result in a no-bond warrant.
If you or someone you know have a pending violation of probation or community control, it is important to contact an attorney with a lot of experience handling violations of probation as soon as possible. The attorneys at the Bigney Law Firm have handled hundreds, maybe thousands of violations of probation. We have the experience and knowledge necessary to successfully defend these charges. Contact us at 407-792-2923 to discuss defending VOP's.
