Fort Worth Probation

You’ve just sat down in your living room and turned on the T.V. you’re opening up a beer and relaxing. You’re living a normal life. Then your Tarrant County probation officer calls. Apparently you forgot to tell him you went to a weightlifting event in dallas and somehow he found out. Whether it be social media or he was there himself, eventually it can catch up to you if you don’t play by the rules. Texas does not play around at all when it comes to a violation of probation. A motion to revoke a deferred adjudication probation, or regular probation at that, will land you in some serious trouble. You were given a second chance and if you mess it up it could result in a conviction and possibly jail or prison time.

Let’s take a closer look at the process involved when you have get a violation. Even if it is your first time probation violation, your probation can be revoked in a heartbeat. If your probation officer has any suspicion or evidence what so ever, he will submit the proper paperwork to the prosecutor. Based on that information, the prosecutor can file a motion to revoke probation and issue a warrant for your arrest. If or when you find out a motion to revoke probation has been filed, you need to hire a Fort Worth probation revocation proceeding lawyer immediately! An experienced lawyer will find all possible defenses or alternative at all cost, to avoid jail or prison time.

Probation isn’t for everyone. whether it’s deferred adjudication, misdemeanor, or even felony probation, it is tough to make it through for most. Even the most tedious of rules can cause a motion to revoke to be filed and cause you to be sent to jail or prison (dependent on whether it is a felony probation violation or misdemeanor). Here are some of the most common violations

• Failing to pay the Tarrant County probation fees
• Catching a new charge, even as petty as a class C misdemeanor
• Failure to report
• Positive UA
• Failing to complete your community service hours int the allotted time
• Failure to attend required anger management or other court mandated program

A violation of probation for a felony offense is exponentially serious. While probation reinstatement is still a possibility with a felony violation of probation, you shouldn’t play games with you livelihood. You will be sentenced to prison time, It could be the same prison sentence you were offered before, or worse. The judge has the authority to give you the maximum sentence.