Bill No.:         SF0029                                               Drafter:     LNS

 

LSO No.:       14LSO-0017                                     Effective Date:        7/1/2014

 

Enrolled Act No.:    SEA0005

 

Chapter No.:                        CH0005

 

Prime Sponsor:       Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

 

Catch Title:              Supervised probation of misdemeanants.

 

Subject:                     Court findings necessary for supervised probation for misdemeanor crimes.

 

Summary/Major Elements:

 

·        This act relates to the type of probation a court imposes for a misdemeanor crime.

 

·        The bill requires that before a court requires that probation involving a misdemeanor offense be supervised by a probation and parole agent, the court must find that there is a particular need for supervision.