My son is on felony probation in Florida and has a very sick brother in North Carolina. He needs to transfer his probation to state of North Carolina. What is the process if state of Florida gives him hard time transferring probation? His brother's illness is life threatening, and he is here in North Carolina on a travel premit. We have a feeling they will give him a hard time because they gave him a hard time getting travel permit. The original charge was for credit card fraud.

Hello kb:

This is what I said to someone just the other day:

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Ask your PO to supply you with the WRITTEN policy and procedures manual for his department. In it, you'll find a paragraph about transferring probation. By asking, he'll know that you want to transfer, so he's not going to be surprised when he receives your request. This whole thing is about avoiding surprises.

Next; don't go yourself, but get a job and a place to live in the other state. Write the probation agency that will be doing your supervision. Introduce yourself. Tell them about your job, and your place to live. Tell them about your crime and how sorry you are. Tell them that you are about to request a transfer, and wanted to give them a heads up.

Then, make your request in writing to your present PO. Having read the rules, you'll KNOW that you meet the criteria. Therefore, in your application, DON'T ASK!! TELL them that you meet the criteria for transfer according to rule such and such... cite the rule.

A request formed in that manner will be awfully hard to turn down. If it IS turned down, you've got your ducks all lined up for an appeal.

excon