TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT
DIVISION 3: JUDICIAL BRANCH
§ 3232. Adult Probation Officers and Support Staff: Appointments and Qualifications. (a) The Presiding Judge of the Superior Court shall appoint a Chief Probation Officer as head of the OAPS. Such Chief Probation Officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Presiding Judge. Such Chief Probation Officer, upon the approval of the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, shall promulgate policies and procedures and appoint deputy adult probation officers and support staff as are necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the OAPS. The OAPS shall, as directed by the court, provide pre-sentence investigations, supervision, alternative supervision services and other matters or services required to be performed. (b) Each adult probation officer shall take the official oath of conduct prior to employment. (c) The OAPS personnel, including the Chief Probation Officer, shall qualify under minimum standards of experience and education established by the judiciary. (d) The OAPS shall perform such other duties assigned by the Presiding Judge or associate judges, which duties may include serving as juvenile probation officers, if such officers meet the minimum qualification prescribed for such juvenile matters by the judiciary. Source: PL 11-46, § 2.