Sec. 3. A probation officer shall:

(1) conduct prehearing and presentence investigations and prepare reports as required by law;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 11-13-1-3

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(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.