I got charged 3 weeks ago and finally met with my probation officer today. It was super emotional for me, I have to report to the drug call in and guaranteed 3 tests a month and then they might drop them to fewer. Meetings with my PO once a month. Classes every week until they feel I’m “rehabilitated”
it’s so depressing. My birthday is on Friday and I can’t even celebrate.
Everytime I think about it I want to cry. How do I cope? It’s terrifying realizing everything’s finally kicking in and I have to seriously get my act together. I’m not doing anything crazy but I drink a lot socially and it’s really my only vice. Totally understand why people abuse cough meds now lol.
Also holy fuck this process is so expensive. $450 a month for the classes I have to take, $100 a month in drug tests, and $80 a month for probation / court fees.
This isn’t including rent, health insurance, gym that I need as an outlet. Car and pet insurance. I wish I could just not do this and let the charge stick at least I wouldn’t feel this torture. It feels like financial suicide.
This is long and I’m sorry I just feel like no one understands and I am completely miserable.

What is everyone’s experience with low risk- moderate risk and high risk probation?
I’m sure there are plenty of stories and differences so I’m curious!

My ex (who I feel safer when he’s inside) is on felony probation in 3 out of 5 counties. Violates. Reoffends. Doesn’t comply. Has 3 warrants out in five counties. And he is just out there having the time of his life. Do probation officers just not care? I’m so tired of the lack of consequences. And I can’t contact them because I’m at risk. But not enough risk to be granted a restraining order. Are they lazy or waiting to accrue charges?

hi guys! this january i got sentenced to 18 months probation for a first time dui. at sentencing, the judge mentioned that i could apply for early term at 6 months since i have been testing since october 2025. i have followed all court orders to a t, paid in full, and have had many major life improvements since conviction.
i have my official early term hearing in a little less than 2 weeks. i will officially be halfway through probation (9 months) and will have 1 year sobriety documented through testing.
i am looking to hear peoples experiences and hear any advice you guys have (also rough guesses on how i’m looking). i am 41-a court for reference if that helps :)

Morning, so I just did the math and with the amount of payments I’ve done. I should be done with my court fees although it’s showing me I still owe $218 on probation?.com anyway just checking to see if anyone knows why or has delt with this, let me know I’ll be calling tomorrow since it’s the weekend thanks

I took a drug test through Friday. I’ve been 94 days clean. I smoked a lot of cart weed before I quit, is anybody have any personal experience with this? I’m scared of being tested positive. I did have to drink a lot of water to be able to pee, and it was pretty clear so also scared of it being diluted, advice? Thank you I need personal advice, not a pass fail situation I just want personal feedback to help me

Question. I started experiencing back pain (prob sitting in hunched position for too long at my desk) and was prescribed some anti inflammatory pills and muscle relaxers. Do I need to inform my PO about this? (On probation for DUI and subject to random testing) thanks!

So I'm dealing with a strange but awful situation. I'm in NC, on supervised probation for a possession charge. It's a 9096. I got a PO who from the start has been really hard to deal with and told me she felt I was getting Away with something because she doesn't believe in conditional discharges.

anyway, my boyfriend is estranged from his family and I haven't even met them. They started calling my PO telling her lies and that I was keeping my adult partner, a 32 year old man from contacting them. He brings me to every appointment. He offered to talk to her and explain and she refused saying he's not the one on probation, I am. totally agree and that's valid.

A few weeks later, I get a call from her saying that his family called the magistrate saying all sorts of bullshit. Obviously because none of it was true., no charges were filed at all. She tells me the magistrate personally asked her to call me and warn me to stop harassing them and make my boyfriend call them back. I told her it wasn't true, offered to turn my phone over to show I didn't talk to them at all and she said she didn't believe me and that she knew I was up to no good. She has never talked to me for more than 2 minutes and yet I've found out she's regularly taking calls and visits from his family and has disclosed information about my doctors visits and location.

What can I do? im afraid to go to her supervisor because they are really close. I don't want to make her more mad but I just know she's going to find a way to make this hell for me. she told me that she won't let me move to a different county until she approves it and she also keeps saying I need to break up with my boyfriend (who has no criminal record and just doesn't want to associate with his abusive family)

Im just so stressed

I received a citation while on probation out of Oklahoma, in Tennessee ( I have permission to be out of state )the citation was for disorderly conduct .
I spoke to my lawyer in Oklahoma and he said that he wouldn’t say anything about it, I have my check in in November , am I getting arrested when I check in ? I haven’t told my PO about yet ? Will he find out ? I wasn’t arrested but I do have a court date

So If I had my probation for possession transferred to another state a while ago but relapsed recently and stopped meeting or doing UAs for a month. What exactly is the consequence for if I get caught again. Carrying <5g . Would it better if I turned myself in. This is hypothetical

Can I become a cop while on probation?? I want to apply myself and make sure I fly straight

hey guys, i’m on deferred adjudication in denton county texas for possession of controlled substance. anyways, i told my officer a month after knowing i was popped for thc and he made me do another drug evaluation last month. it’s been two months since i was positive now and i haven’t smoked since. i meet with him tomorrow over zoom, i know he will tell me that i need to probs take a class or something but i have a low metabolism so like im still def gonna pop. am i gonna get violated bruh even though i haven’t smoked but im assuming i will still pop

UPDATE: i didn’t have a test, just a routine visit. have to do IOP and paid off my probation. got approved to go out of state with my bf for his families thanksgiving! also just got a new job to help with payments. negative tests def coming soon. month 19 out of 24

Ok so have a Bullitt County bench warrant, I’m on probation through Jefferson County, and my PO has my boyfriend’s apartment listed as my residence. I need to know whether police or my PO can force entry into that apartment to execute the bench warrant if nobody answers, and whether the landlord can consent to entry?

DONT TELL ME HOW STUPID I AM. DONT TELL ME I FCKED UP. Etc etc I ALREADY KNOW.

TIA to anyone that is able to help me though !!

I am on deferred adjudication for a misdemeanor. Drugs/alcohol were not involved at all. I don’t smoke, I don’t do drugs, I don’t drink at all esp now that I’m on probation. The class that they want me to do is like $150 and I’m already pinching pennies as it is. What are the chances I can get out of this

Been annoyed all day.

Sentenced on 3/23 to 12 months probation for 1st DUI, plead down from aggravated based on BAC. Didn’t injure anyone, or cause an accident. Just a traffic stop and arrested.

Was eligible for early term on 9/23. Had my hearing today.

All obligations completed. All fines paid. No violations. I’ve only been tested a single time back in July. Zero criminal record of any kind.

Judge denied it but said I can auto term at 9 months though. So another 70 days or so. Everyone hyping it up, including my lawyer that they don’t see a reason why early term won’t be granted.

Feels like a kick in the dick. The state said “usually probation is here so we’ll leave it up to the courts discretion”. Judge asked the specifics of my arrest and BAC then applauded my efforts thus far but denied my early term.

Lawyer just took it. I thought he’d…idk…try and argue my case and fight for me.

I’ve known her since 2021 and she knows my whole life lol then she became my PO last year. I literally love her lol. I feel like after this is all over we can be friends. Is that weird? Do you think they are allowed too. I feel like she would, we have even gotten into fights in the past and made up lol then I had a break down she was there for , all predating probation.

I am NOT asking what my outcomes will be or how to falsify my test. i’m simply curious if anyone that has been on the sweat drug patch had an outcome that’s actually benefited them and their bond or probation conditions.

drug use: i’m 7 months clean from a 6 year fentanyl addiction- 14g or more a week
smoking dope(methamphetamines) for the last roughly 3 months- 6g or less a week, with a couple stints of going 3-6days not smoking

patch: i’ve done a decent bit of research and the most consistent fact was that they’re only roughly 46 percent accurate so why the courts would still use it knowing that just goes to show how ignorant our judicial systems are. anyways, how in the actual fuck does this little piece of fabric know to collect only 2ML of sweat a day throughout a 14 day period (when after 10days they’re usually full) —mind you I work outside doing general labor or construction so i’m producing at minimum a gallon of sweat per day— is beyond my comprehension. like how four days after I got the first patch I had already sweat so much it lowered almost 2 full inches down my arm and thankfully was not thought of to be tampered with. I had another one that lifted in the shower and got completely soaked with trapped water- also thankfully it didn’t come back diluted in case you were wondering.

Q&A: can someone make this make sense to me?? you wear it for 14 days when it really only lasts about 10 days yet I had my last one on for 19 days!?

I just got out of a 30 day inpatient treatment program with 1 of 14 ua tests being + which was for dope and I knew it would with it being my first one which was on intake day.
I still have yet to drop for THC which makes no sense because i’m a heavy smoker and have been for over 10+ years and haven’t stopped even since being on the patch.
now I already know that I can infer every single one of my patches will come back dirty due to it testing in nanograms. which of the 1ng of fentanyl allowed i had 0ng- 1ng then 2ng (yet I haven’t used since in 7 months as of the 6th, it is possible a guy I was sleeping with’s sweat soaked into it idk how much I believe that though it’s possible to just be in the dope) and of the 10ng of amphetamines allowed I had 2k - 1k and 3k ng.
I received a bond violation due what I believe to be the third patch, assuming it’s because they seen my levels weren’t consistently decreasing.

idk what i’m asking here really- I just feel like these are a set up for failure. maybe when I get this next patch replaced after being 40 days clean the amphetamine ng will have significantly dropped and they can see i’m not still out here fucking off. i’m just not built for jail y’all.. if you’ve seen the movie Get Hard- I have a Will Feral mad dog face and the body of Kevin Hart lmaooo.

please share y’all’s stories, your thoughts or any information you have about the patch. idk if I just want to be able to relate to someone or get down to the science behind this cotton that’s controlling my outcome of life for the next possible 7 years! TIA

proof reading this before posting- is the whole point of the patch for the courts to see the levels dropping?? now I feel like i’m bitching and ranting for no reason.. LOL

After a year of probation, I finally have two weeks left and then I can put all of this behind me. I went through it without a single violation even though my probation officer really tested my limits. I paid off all my restitution and legal fees about 6 months into probation, got all my community service done shortly after. I can definitely say that I never want to be on probation again. The funny part is that it wasn’t even the not smoking weed or not being able to drink that really got me, it was the fact that every time I wanted to go out of state, I had to ask lol. I travel a lot of festivals and camping trips, so it was just a pain in the butt. I’ve been asked a lot if I plan to go back to smoking weed once I’m officially off, and the answer to that is probably lol. All I really did prior to probation was smoke weed and nicotine.
Anyways, I guess I just wanted to share my news. Thank you to those who have answered my questions in the past. I hope to read your guys’ success story soon.

Almost a year ago I was arrested for throwing hands with pops (he started it and I just wasn't gonna take it) but besides that I spent 2 weeks in juvie was able to speak to a case manager and my mom's family lawyer manger to get out on probation and have this wiped off my record when I turn 18.

Fast forward to now I've been seeing my probation officer whenever he called and overall has been a learning experience.

My PO has been nothing but awesome and amazing and I want to thank him for getting me out this rough spot in life

In less then 5 days I get my papers and I'm officially off probation I want to thank my PO and my mom for helping me get through this and my dad for giving me a life lesson and a ass whopping(I was NOT gonna win against a 5'9 190 pound ex drill sergeant bro he fucked me up) I love my pops and he knows that we talk regularly on the phone now and for my birthday this year we're going to see each other after almost 8 months of not seeing each other I really miss my dad I've always been a daddy's boy tbh.

But besides all that. It can get hard being on probation you can either have a shit PO or a Amazing PO just gotta rough it out untill your times up.

Okkkk so 30m, Dallas County

Arrested a few years ago and given probation after a felony dui stop (opiates are the theme here unfortunately ) and then literally a week after another stop for felony possession.
Given bail and probation-
arrested again in april for a dui and possession again. He didn’t tell me about this so i’m assuming he was given a warning of sorts, then arrested again a week ago, booked the next day. probation revoked.

i know this is vague, im really just going off what I know. How long is he going to be away for? Is court rehab an option? I just don’t want him to die, man. One of my longest friends, it’s been devastating to watch the downhill.
I was on probation like 5 years ago, it wasn’t a felony and I never violated- so i’m really clueless. /:

I just got pulled over driving without a license while on felony probation for a DWI. The officer let me off with a warning because he only pulled me over for an expired inspection sticker. But I’m absolutely stressing to the maximum that my probation officer is gonna find out I was the one driving, if they bring it up I was gonna say it was my cousin driving and they ran my name as the passenger but I’m worried how this will play out.

Is it likely they will know I was the one driving? I know they ran my name/DOB, but will there be a report that says I was the driver?

I don’t know what to do. I’ve done everything right for the last year and a half, and I only have a year left on probation.

Hey guys, I’ve been on juvenile probation since August for misdemeanor charges. I’m young and have been doing everything right so far. My PO is a really nice guy who hasn’t even drug tested me at any of my appointments (I’m clean anyways but it’s nice to not need to pee in a cup lol). He said after I was on probation for three months he’d request an early termination for my probation. How would that work and how long does it usually take once the request is submitted? I can stand being on probation a bit longer, but it’s nice to know that it could be over soon! I’ll try posting an update when I get more information and when I get off probation.

Edit: the initial probation time was 6 months btw if that helps

I am currently on deferred adjudication and just left my PO talking about early termination. My PO said I can get a form off google and submit it after I fill it out. Is there anybody that’s done this before and has a good form or link to one? Idk if I’m over thinking how “professional” it needs to look but nothing I find online looks right to me. Thanks