PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

District courts appoint qualified probation officers for the court. Officers, paid or unpaid, may serve in another district if both courts agree. The court may remove paid officers for cause and unpaid officers at the court's choice. Appointments are recorded; copies go to the officer and to the Administrative Office Director. With multiple officers, the court may name one chief.

Title 18, §3602

Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Appointment.—

A district court of the United States shall appoint qualified persons to serve, with or without compensation, as probation officers within the jurisdiction and under the direction of the court making the appointment. A person appointed as a probation officer in one district may serve in another district with the consent of the appointing court and the court in the other district. The appointing court may, for cause, remove a probation officer appointed to serve with compensation, and may, in its discretion, remove a probation officer appointed to serve without compensation.

(b)Record of Appointment.—

The order of appointment shall be entered on the records of the court, a copy of the order shall be delivered to the officer appointed, and a copy shall be sent to the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.

(c)Chief Probation Officer.—

If the court appoints more than one probation officer, one may be designated by the court as chief probation officer and shall direct the work of all probation officers serving in the judicial district.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2015—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–113 inserted “A person appointed as a probation officer in one district may serve in another district with the consent of the appointing court and the court in the other district.” after first sentence and “appointing” before “court may, for cause, remove”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of this section, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 3551 of this title.

§3602 Appointment of Probation Officers