If you are already in jail and get bond but are on probation and the probation officer puts warrent out for ?

Question

For not showing up to see them. What can they do to get out of jail? Would paying off the probation to get off help at that point?

Answer 1

If it helps to understand the system, he was arrested and charged with a crime. As the law allows, he was given an arraignment hearing and a bond was set. This pertains ONLY to the current charge ( being innocent until proven guilty allows a bond to be established).

The problem you have encountered is that he is being held on a TPV ( technical probation violation) due to non reporting.

Technically, he is released on the current charge. He is being held on the TPV now and unfortunately, since this is post conviction, bail is not a factor. He will sit in jail until the probation violation is dealt with.

In this case, he will sit until the current charge is dealt with in court. Even if the current case is dismissed, he still has to answer for non reporting.

Depending on how long he has been on paper, how much time is left and how well he had been doing up until the TPV, it is totally up in the air as to what the PO will do. The range on this is from letting him sit for a while in jail as an attitude adjustor up to reinstatement of his sentence PLUS whatever sentence might be imposed from the current charge.

Best of luck and I hope this is useful to you

Answer 2

He'll have a hearing soon and they will show that he was incarcerated.  Then, he should be released on his bond.  Ask them to set the hearing date to answer the warrant that was issued by the probation dept.  His lawyer should already be doing this.  After the hearing, they will either amend bond or give him a conditional release.

Answer 3

If he was on probation and went to jail, he has violated the probation.  I dont understand the paying off probation part, I dont think it works that way.  

Answer 4

WHEN YOU ARE VIOLATED BY YOUR PROBATION OFFICER THERE IS USUALLY NO BAIL SET YOUR GOING TO DUE TIME OWED OR A VIOLATION FROM THREE TO SIX MONTHS.

Answer 5

While I don't have personal experience with your dilemma, I'd imagine if you were arrested again for violating probation, the judge would set your next bond higher since you hadn't "followed the rules/expectations" the first time around.  

I also think that the person who posted bond loses the bond money (it's typically refunded after the person goes to their next court hearing).

I'd imagine getting out on bond again would depend on your infraction (meaning, WHY you were jailed) in the first place.

Your best bet would probably be to contact a lawyer.