Section 15-22-50 Authority of circuit and district courts to suspend sentence and place convicted person on probation. Circuit courts and district courts, subject to the provisions and conditions hereinafter provided, may suspend execution of sentence and place on probation any person convicted of a crime in any court exercising criminal jurisdiction. The defendant shall not […]
Section 15-22-51 Investigation by probation officer. (a) When directed by the court, a probation officer shall fully investigate and report to the court in writing the circumstances of the offense, criminal record, social history and present condition of a defendant through use of a validated risk and needs assessment, as defined in Section 12-25-32. No […]
Section 15-22-52 Conditions of probation. The court shall determine and may at any time modify the conditions of probation . The conditions of probation shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) Avoid injurious or vicious habits. (2) Avoid persons or places of disreputable or harmful character. (3) Report to the […]
Section 15-22-53 Powers and duties of probation officers; restrictions on inspection of records, reports, etc., of probation officers. (a) A probation officer shall investigate all cases referred to him or her for investigation by any court or by the Board of Pardons and Paroles and shall report in writing thereon. He or she shall furnish […]
Section 15-22-54 Period of probation; termination of probation; violation of terms of probation; sanctions. (a) The period of probation or suspension of execution of sentence shall be determined by the court and may not be waived by the defendant. The period of probation or suspension may be continued, extended, or terminated as determined by the […]
Section 15-22-54.1 Resentencing. (a) Any person now serving a prison sentence based on revocation of probation who would have been an eligible offender as defined in Section 15-22-54 at the time of revocation shall be entitled to be resentenced upon petition to the sentencing court. Such petition shall be on a form and filed in […]
Section 15-22-55 Assessment and payment of court costs of termination of probation proceedings. All costs of court, including witness fees, relating to a termination of probation proceeding shall be assessed and paid in the same manner as if no suspension of execution of sentence had intervened. (Acts 1939, No. 278, p. 434; Code 1940, T. […]
Section 15-22-56 Intensive supervision program; fee. (a) The Board of Pardons and Paroles may, by whatever criteria it deems reasonable, classify certain persons under the supervision of its probation and parole officers as deserving of intensive supervision. Special conditions may be imposed on such persons, individually or as a class. (b) The board is hereby […]
Section 15-22-57 Promulgation of regulations and guidelines. The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall adopt and promulgate regulations and guidelines to: (1) Establish a program of limited supervision for probationers who qualify addressing eligibility using validated risk and needs assessments, transfers among levels of supervision, to include the transfer of lower-risk individuals to an administrative […]
