Michigan Probation Violation Proceedings
I was placed on Probation for 42 months for a FTD (Financial Transaction Device) Illegal Use. In my guide lines for probation, I was to seek full time work, and had these restrictions. I could not work in retail sales, medical information, or personal information. I lived outside the county the probation was issued, so I saw a Probation Officer in the county I lived. I showed up to all my report dates, paid my restitution in full, informed the PO of my work and income. During this time, I married, I have a great job, and we just purchased a home about two years ago. About the 40th Month into my Probation, the Probation Officer from the original county Violated me, had me arrested and put a $5000.00 CA Bond on me. After 2 weeks in jail, I was able to pay the Bond, and then started a very long process of dates scheduled for a PV Hearing. After 14 Ajournments, 1 1/2 years, and an additional 9 months added to my Probation, not to mention every 2 weeks having to report, Come to find out, the probation officer from the original county found out that I had help a person place an order that was processed on-line. Because this person gave me their "Personal Information" to fill in the order form, This was the grounds for the Probation Violation. I was found guilty because of the two words in my rules, Personal Information. How can such a rule be even placed. There is nothing I would have been able to do that does not have some type of personal information. No work could be done, (Examples: Paper Route requires names and addresses, Fast Food / Restaraunts take credit cards or checks, Obviously no Retail Sales, so there goes gas stations, food stores. Even working on our church directory I would have violated my Probation because I would have names, phone numbers, addresses, and e-mails.) After serving so long on Probation, all fines paid, and such a very Grey area as in "Personal Information" What type of out come would the Judge do for sentensing? Am I going to loose all that the Lord Blessed me with because I helped someone and saw or typed Personal Information? It was never used criminally?
Defending Against a Probation Violation Charge
The judge may well be sympathetic to your position, but I think you should get help from a lawyer to straighten things out. If you cannot afford a lawyer you should be eligible for a court-appointed lawyer.
Re: Michigan Probation Violation Proceedings
ow did she find out you left town?