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DOCR asks committee to clarify when probation starts after electronic monitoring or inpatient treatment
Summary
The Department of Corrections asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to clarify that the probation period begins after a defendant completes an alternative to incarceration (house arrest, electronic monitoring, inpatient treatment) unless a court specifies otherwise; the committee approved a do‑pass recommendation.
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to clarify when the legal period of supervised probation begins if a court sentence includes an alternative to incarceration such as house arrest, electronic monitoring or inpatient treatment.
Tom Earhart, chief parole and probation officer, told the committee Senate Bill 2067 would amend North Dakota Century Code § 12.132‑06.1 to specify that probation begins after the defendant's release from incarceration or from an alternative to…
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