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  • 09-23-2009, 02:44 AM
    michkid
    On Probation in Michigan, Got Arrested in Florida
    I am on probation in Michigan on a deferred sentence for possession of marijuana, two of the conditions of my probation are not to leave the State of Michigan and to report any contact with the police to my probation officer.

    I was recently arrested in Florida for public intoxication, which the police and the couple of Florida lawyers I have spoken with say is a relatively minor crime. The police there insisted, over and over, that they were not going to inform Michigan of this arrest.

    I am so close to being off probation I can taste it. While Florida may not inform Michigan, does that mean that Michigan will not find out? Will probation officer check some sort of national database upon my release date, and then violate me?

    Is it possible to skate by on something like this without telling the probation officer? I have no history of evading the law, and I have a very minor criminal record, but I just really want it to be done and over with.

    Any thoughts or, more importantly, facts, to share? Much appreciated!
  • 09-23-2009, 02:55 AM
    LawResearcherMissy
    Re: On Probation in Michigan, Got Arrested in Florida
    Quote:

    Is it possible to skate by on something like this without telling the probation officer?
    Is it possible? Sure. It might even be probable, given the short-handedness of just about every police department these days. But I wouldn't count on it. These things have a nasty habit of coming back to bite when you least expect it.
  • 09-23-2009, 10:44 AM
    michkid
    Re: On Probation in Michigan, Got Arrested in Florida
    Thanks, just wondering. I definitely understand the concept of these things sneaking back up on you, but any knowledge of what probation officers do upon someone's release? Background checks, arrest checks and things like that?

    I plan on consulting a lawyer soon, I'm still sort of in shot that I put myself in this situation!
  • 09-23-2009, 05:08 PM
    aardvarc
    Re: On Probation in Michigan, Got Arrested in Florida
    Typically they'll run you thru at least NCIC (the national system) as well as any intra-agency or intra-state systems they might have access to in the probation office. Florida knows darn well that they don't have to TELL Michigan anything - they'll find record of the arrest when they check NCIC.
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