Can a probation officer tell you to move from your current residence based on personal judgement of safety?
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Can a probation officer tell you to move from your current residence based on personal judgement of safety?
I live in a shared household and my probation officer is trying to get me to move because of her personal judgement in safety however, there are no legal issues preventing me from being safe. is this legally ok for her to do?
Asked on January 5, 2012 under Criminal Law, Colorado
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Your probation officer can tell you to move from your current residence based upon his or her opinions concerning your safety. However, whether you choose to follow the suggestion of moving or not is entirely up to you. You are under no legal obligation to move based upon your conditions of probation issued by the court.
From what you have written, there is nothing illegal with what your probation officer told you. He or she is simply voicing an opinion with respect to safety issues.
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