Richmond County GA Juvenile parole procedure criminal law lawyers
Juvenile probation in Evans GA
If a juvenile is found by the court to be guilty of the charged criminal crime, the court gets jurisdiction over the juveniles life, in very extensive ways. Juvenile Probation will have many conditions in common with adult probation, such as requirements that the offender obey all rules, work to pay restitution to the injured party, report to the officer, get the Officers permission for any change of address or job, and attend counseling or remedial classes for anger management, alcohol abuse, or drug abuse. However, the Juvenile Probation Officers authority is much broader than that. He can direct the juvenile to attend a special school for problem youths so he or she gets special attention. The juvenile can be released to his parents with strict controls established by the Probation Officer and not the parents. The controls will include a maintaining a job, reaching certain academic goals, and almost any other rules and limits that good parenting might impose. In an actual sense, the juvenile becomes a ward of the court, and actually gets a new parent.
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Augusta GA DUI Lawyer – Evans GA Criminal Defense Attorney – Richmond County GA DUI
The Augusta Legal Center of Hawk and Detchemendy – DUI and Criminal Defense Attorneys – (706) 722-3500 – www.augusta-ga-dui.com
Attorneys Vic Hawk, Melissa Detchemendy, and Reid Sanders defend DUI cases and criminal cases in Georgia.
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