The bill requires the state court administrator to annually report on
probation and parole supervision fees assessed in the previous year during its SMART Act hearing.
Unless inconsistent with another probation condition, the bill
requires the court to allow an adult or juvenile on probation to meet with the probation officer through a telephone call or audio-visual communication technology. Furthermore, when scheduling probation meetings, the probation officer is required to schedule, in good faith, a mutually agreeable time for the meeting that does not conflict with the adult's or juvenile's essential obligations.
Unless inconsistent with another parole condition, the bill requires
the parole board to allow an adult or juvenile on parole to report to the parole officer through a telephone call or audio-visual communication technology. Furthermore, when scheduling parole meetings, a parole officer is required to schedule, in good faith, a mutually agreeable time for the meeting that does not conflict with the adult's or juvenile's essential obligations.
The bill eliminates non-payment of probation or parole fees as a
grounds for the revocation of probation or parole.
