What is probation?
Probation is the consequence of poor scholarship–that is, letting one’s G.P.A. fall below a 2.0. When a student’s G.P.A. falls below 2.0, he or she is automatically put on full-time probation and is not allowed to take more than four classes per semester. Students who have been dropped from Lehman College for poor scholarship may be readmitted after a successful appeal for readmission on either part-time or full-time probation. Students on part-time probation are allowed to take up to two classes per semester; students on full-time probation are allowed to take up to four classes per semester.
In Adult Court law, probation is a suspended sentence. The Court requires that an offender be supervised by a probation officer for a specific period of time, usually three years. If the offender violates probation, the Court may impose the sentence the law prescribes for the crime(s) committed. It may mean prison for a felony or up to one year in jail for a misdemeanor law violation. The Court may impose certain requirements be fulfilled before probation can expire. Those “conditions of probation” may include a jail sentence, a fine, victim restitution, drug testing, completion of a treatment program, etc.
Probation is a defined period of time that commences after being employed permanently by an employer. During this time an employer assesses an employee regarding their suitability for confirmation of their permanent status. The period of time depends upon the industrial agreement between the employer and the relevant union. The process for confirmation of probation is not the same process as that for moving from provisional registration to full registration.
Probation means serving an amount of county jail time, if any at all, less than the maximum allowed by law, and complying with court orders for a period which often varies from 12 months to 60 months, depending on the charges. During the probationary period, you must comply with the Court’s orders or else you could be sentenced on a “probation violation” of up to the maximum for the charges you’re on probation for. At the end of the probationary period, your case is over and you are not subject to a probation violation.
