Legal Question in Legal Ethics in Oklahoma
Can a Probation Officer give out information to the public about their client?
Asked on 4/12/10, 12:56 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
A Probation Officer is a government officer who supervises the conduct of a probationer. A Probationer is a convicted criminal who is on probation and who is released, under state conditions, into the community instead of sending them to jail or prison.
Because these convictions are court-imposed criminal sentences, all information regarding this conviction remains a matter of public record and most privacy rights are waived, particularly, during or within probation/client relationships. I hope this helps.
Answered on 4/21/10, 5:10 pm