Overview of Probation and Supervised Release Conditions

This overview of probation and supervised release conditions is designed as a resource for defendants and their families, judges, probation officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and other criminal justice practitioners.

The Overview of Probation and Supervised Release Conditions is intended to be a resource for defendants, judges, probation officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and other criminal justice practitioners.

The Overview of Probation and Supervised Release Conditions may:

• help provide notice to defendants of the conditions of supervision that may be imposed;
• help ensure that condition language is clear and legally sound; and
• assist the courts and parties in recommending or imposing conditions that are narrowly and individually tailored to address the relevant statutory factors.

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Chapter 1: Overview

1. Purpose
2. Authority
   1. Statutory Authority
   2. Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
   3. Principles of Supervision

   Chapter 2: Standard Conditions of Supervision

   1. Initial Reporting to Probation Office
   2. Reporting to Probation Officer
   3. Leaving the Judicial District
   4. Answering Truthfully Probation Officer’s Questions
   5. Notification of Change in Residence
   6. Visits by Probation Officer
   7. Lawful Employment and Notification of Change in Employment
   8. Communicating/Interacting with Persons Engaged in Criminal Activity and Felons
   9. Notification of Arrest or Questioning by Law Enforcement Officer
   10. Possession of Firearm, Ammunition, Destructive Device, or Dangerous Weapon
   11. Acting as Confidential Human Source Informant
   12. Notification of Risk Posed by Defendant
   13. Following Instructions Related to Conditions of Supervision

   Chapter 3: Special Conditions of Supervision

   1. Substance Abuse Treatment, Testing, and Abstinence
   2. Mental Health Treatment
   3. Financial Requirements and Restrictions
   4. Employment Restrictions
   5. Association and Contact Restrictions
   6. Place Restrictions
   7. Supporting Dependents
   8. Gambling-Related Conditions
   9. Community Service
   10. Cognitive Behavioral Treatment
   11. Educational or Vocational Services
   12. Location Monitoring
   13. Residential Reentry Center
   14. Intermittent Confinement
   15. Search and Seizure
   16. Immigration-Related Requirements
   17. Restrictions on Viewing Sexually Explicit Materials
   18. Sex Offense-Specific Assessment, Treatment, and Physiological Testing
   19. Polygraph for Sex Offender Management
   20. Cybercrime-Related Conditions