[patioguy]

I am on felony probation for theft.I have completed 26 months of a five year probation.My brother passed away, I drank and got a dui 45 days ago. My po does not know about the arrest because it was in a small county.Will she find out? Are first violations usually treated less harshly?

[shellyjo68]

Yes she will find out.

[excon]

Hello p:

If she's doing her job, she'll find out. Of course, lots of po's are pretty lazy...

excon

[twinkiedooter]

PO's regularly run a probationer's record for any new arrests. Yes, she will find out about the DUI. If you were convicted she can and will violate your probation. You will find out your fate at your VOP hearing. Not telling her of the police contact is also a violation so consider all of that when you decide to hide any police contact from a PO in the future.

[Fr_Chuck]

It is standard procedure every 3 to 6 months, to run a criminal history on people on probation. So if they are doing their job, yes they will find out.
Now yes often they go easier the first time, if you have done good, if you tell them, since remember not telling them is another violation, since you are suppose to report all arrests. If you wait for them to find out, most likely it will go less nicely

[johnnycupcakes]

IF you PO is doing their job correctly and checking in on you, it will come up and they will find out. In most states the Police will see that you are on parole and will charge you with violation of it right there and then. More then likely the PO already knows and has not said anything/\

[JimGunther]

I was a probation officer for 7 years. We had a computerized system that let us know when a probationer picked up a new charge. However, in my state (MD), only a new conviction violated probation, not a new charge. However, we also had a standard condition of probation that the probationer was required to notify the PO if they got a new charge, If they didn't, it was a separate violation of probation.