If you’reon probation in one county and get charges in another county, can your probation be revoked?
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If you’reon probation in one county and get charges in another county, can your probation be revoked?
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Asked on May 26, 2011 under Criminal Law, Kansas
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The simple answer is yes. If you are on probation anywhere, you are under the watch of your probation officer. Being under the watch of the probation officer means essentially that you need to check in, do and complete all the conditions required of you by the court order and last but definitely not least not get into trouble, anywhere. If you are in the state as you are usually required to be while on probation, and you get arrested and charged from one county to another, your fingerprints will be taken and run against the database and bing, your probation status will be known. Immediately, you will be taken into custody, your probation officer will most likely be contacted if not by the arresting officer definitely by the prosecution. As a penalty if you it look at it this way, your probation can and will probably be revoked, your new charges will be enhanced which means you may get more time.
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