Probation
California Probation Laws
What Can Happen If I'm Given Probation As A Term Of My Sentence? How Probation Can Affect You Owning A Pet Probation can be a major intrusion into your life no matter how lenient the terms of the probation are. Unfortunately, the intrusiveness of probation just got a whole lot worse. According to a recent California Supreme Court opinion, the criminal courts may now impose a condition of probation in…
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California Probation Laws Checked by San Bernardino County Appeals Court
Court holds probation department must explain why it wishes to require probationer to wear GPS monitoring device Over the last several years the legislature has expanded the rights of the probation departments in California to impose new terms of probation as well as to set the level and type of supervision that each probationer will require. In the recent pending appeals case in San Bernardino County the court of appeal…
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ON PROBATION FOR A DUI?
Under a new law scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2009, if you are detained by a peace officer on suspicion that you have been drinking and driving, you would be required to submit to breath testing if requested by the officer, and, if your blood alcohol level is a 0.01 percent or greater, your license will be subject to suspension by the DMV. Additionally, you can be charged…
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Probation Does Not Give You a Free Pass
As Paris Hilton recently found out the hard way, being placed on probation in lieu of jail time does not mean that you "got off scott-free." Many people assume that when they are convicted of a misdemeanor or felony and they are not sentenced to serve any jail time (or just a few days in jail) that they got off easy and can continue to do as they please. However,…
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