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A record of the transfer shall be filed with the records of the case or entered upon the records of the court.\n\t\tWhenever a person placed on probation resides in a locality removed from that in which the court which placed such person on probation is situated, or whenever a person on probation desires to remove to a locality other than that in which the court is situated, the court placing such person on probation may transfer him to a probation officer regularly appointed and authorized to serve for the locality in which the probationer resides or to which he is to move. In such cases the probation officer shall send to the court desiring to make the transfer a written statement that he will exercise supervision over such person. The statement shall be approved in writing by the judge of the court to which the probation officer is attached. The probation officer shall report concerning the conduct and condition of the probationer at regular intervals to the judge of the court who placed the defendant on probation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":278103,"text":"The court placing any person on probation may transfer such person from the supervision of one probation officer to that of another probation officer. Such transfer shall be reported by the court to both probation officers and to the person on probation. A record of the transfer shall be filed with the records of the case or entered upon the records of the court.\n\t\tWhenever a person placed on probation resides in a locality removed from that in which the court which placed such person on probation is situated, or whenever a person on probation desires to remove to a locality other than that in which the court is situated, the court placing such person on probation may transfer him to a probation officer regularly appointed and authorized to serve for the locality in which the probationer resides or to which he is to move. In such cases the probation officer shall send to the court desiring to make the transfer a written statement that he will exercise supervision over such person. The statement shall be approved in writing by the judge of the court to which the probation officer is attached. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1982, chapter 636.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":238963,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77531,"identifier":"53.1-148","token":"53.1\/4\/2\/53.1-148","url":"\/53.1-148\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-148\/","token":"53.1\/4\/2\/53.1-148","dublin_core":{"Title":"Transfer of supervision from one probation officer to another","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-148","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The court<\/span> placing any person on probation may transfer such person from the supervision of one probation officer<\/span> to that of another probation officer<\/span>. Such transfer shall be reported by the court<\/span> to both probation officers<\/span> and to the person on probation. A record of the transfer shall be filed with the records of the case or entered upon the records of the court<\/span>.\n\t\tWhenever a person placed on probation resides in a locality removed from that in which the court<\/span> which placed such person on probation is situated, or whenever a person on probation desires to remove to a locality other than that in which the court<\/span> is situated, the court<\/span> placing such person on probation may transfer him to a probation officer<\/span> regularly appointed and authorized to serve for the locality in which the probationer resides or to which he is to move. In such cases the probation officer<\/span> shall send to the court<\/span> desiring to make the transfer a written statement that he will exercise supervision over such person. The statement shall be approved in writing by the judge<\/span> of the court<\/span> to which the probation officer<\/span> is attached. The probation officer<\/span> shall report concerning the conduct and condition of the probationer at regular intervals to the judge<\/span> of the court<\/span> who placed the defendant<\/span> on probation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSFER OF SUPERVISION FROM ONE PROBATION OFFICER TO ANOTHER (\u00a7 53.1-148)\n\nThe court placing any person on probation may transfer such person from the\nsupervision of one probation officer to that of another probation officer. Such\ntransfer shall be reported by the court to both probation officers and to the\nperson on probation. A record of the transfer shall be filed with the records of\nthe case or entered upon the records of the court.\n\t\tWhenever a person placed on probation resides in a locality removed from that\nin which the court which placed such person on probation is situated, or\nwhenever a person on probation desires to remove to a locality other than that\nin which the court is situated, the court placing such person on probation may\ntransfer him to a probation officer regularly appointed and authorized to serve\nfor the locality in which the probationer resides or to which he is to move. In\nsuch cases the probation officer shall send to the court desiring to make the\ntransfer a written statement that he will exercise supervision over such person.\nThe statement shall be approved in writing by the judge of the court to which\nthe probation officer is attached. The probation officer shall report concerning\nthe conduct and condition of the probationer at regular intervals to the judge\nof the court who placed the defendant on probation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-277; 1982, c. 636.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}