If you’re given probation and a fine, can your probation be extended until the fine is paid?
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If you’re given probation and a fine, can your probation be extended until the fine is paid?
If you’re given 5 years probation can your probation go past the 5 years?
Asked on May 12, 2011 under Criminal Law, Georgia
Answers:
M.S., Member, Connecticut Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The general rule is that probation is part of sentence. Therefore, you are sentenced to a term of probation, in your case, five years. I have never personally heard of it being "extended." That being said, usually probation is accompanied by a suspended sentence of incarceration. What that means, is that if you violate your probation at any time of its duration, you are subject to being violated and risk serving the entire suspended sentence. Therefore, if you fail to pay a fine that is part of your sentence, you risk having your probation violated, and could end up going to jail as a result. Thus, since your liberty is at stake, I highly recommend that you pay this fine in a timely fashion in order to ensure that your probation is not violated and that you do not find yourself incarcerated.
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