§ 11-13-1-3 — Probation officers; mandatory duties

Indiana § 11-13-1-3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 13: PROBATION AND PAROLE
• Ch. 1: Probation Administration

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A probation officer shall:
(1) conduct prehearing and presentence investigations and
prepare reports as required by law;
(2) assist the courts in making pretrial release decisions;
(3) assist the courts, prosecuting attorneys, and other law
enforcement officials in making decisions regarding the diversion
of charged individuals to appropriate noncriminal alternatives;
(4) furnish each person placed on probation under his supervision
a written statement of the conditions of his probation and instruct
him regarding those conditions;
(5) supervise and assist persons on probation consistent with
conditions of probation imposed by the court;
(6) bring to the court's attention any modification in the
conditions of probation considered advisable;
(7) notify the court when a violation of a condition of probation
occurs;
(8) cooperate with public and private agencies and other persons
concerned with the treatment or welfare of persons on probation,
and assist them in obtaining services from those agencies and
persons;
(9) keep accurate records of cases investigated by him and of all
cases assigned to him by the court and make these records
available to the court upon request;
(10) collect and disburse money from persons under his
supervision according to the order of the court, and keep accurate
and complete accounts of those collections and disbursements;
(11) assist the court in transferring supervision of a person on
probation to a court in another jurisdiction; and
(12) perform other duties required by law or as directed by the
court.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6.