When someone is convicted of a crime in Oregon, that person can be sentenced to a variety of different punishments. The specific punishments will depend on the crime that the person has been convicted of, but punishments often include fines, prison or jail time and probation. When a person is on probation, the person's conduct is strictly limited. The person will be out of detention but subject to a variety of rules and restrictions. The person will also likely be strictly monitored by a probation officer for the duration of the probation period.
Under section 137.540 of the Oregon code, there are a variety of conditions that can be attached to a person's probation. There are a number of general provisions that will be applied to everyone's probation unless the court specifically excludes them from a person's probation. These general conditions include
- Submitting to mental health evaluations
- Paying fines as ordered by court
- Gain fulltime employment or schooling
- Complete a substance abuse evaluation
- Submit to drug and alcohol testing
- Allow a probation officer to walkthrough residence
These general provisions also include consenting to personal searches, obeying all laws and not possessing weapons, drugs or certain dangerous animals and others.
In addition to generally provisions, the court can also order special conditions to the probation. These conditions depend specifically on the crime that the person committed. For example, sex offenders have even stricter probation conditions.
Violating the terms of a person's probation can lead to additional criminal charges for probation violation. In order to avoid these conditions, people must avoid conviction. In order to do that, a criminal defense attorney may be needed.
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