{"id":956,"date":"2021-01-16T19:46:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T03:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastbaydefense.com\/?p=956"},"modified":"2021-03-16T20:24:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T04:24:07","slug":"ab-1950-shortens-probation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eastbaydefense.com\/es\/blog-post\/ab-1950-shortens-probation\/","title":{"rendered":"New California Law, AB 1950, Shortens Probation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Effective as law on January 1 of 2021, California Assembly Bill 1950 places strict limits on the length of probation.  For most misdemeanor cases, probation may be not longer than 1 year.  For most felony cases, probation may be not longer than 2 years.  Some offenses are an exception to these time limitations, so consult with an attorney.<\/p>\n<p>This criminal-justice reform is a win, win.  Defendants will not have to linger on probation for years and follow a matrix of intrusive restrictions long after their crime has been committed.  Probation officers will see a reduction in their caseload, meaning that they can focus their time and energy on those who need it most.  Finally, taxpayers will save money.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Practice Tip &#8211;<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>If you received a sentence prior to January 1, 2021 of more than 1 year of probation for a misdemeanor offense or more than 2 years of probation for a felony offense, you may be entitled to a reduction in sentence.  Consult with an attorney.  <\/p>\n<p><em>DO NOT<\/em><strong><\/strong> wait until after a gun or drugs are found in your car during a probation search, to challenge your probation and claim that probation should have ended!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective as law on January 1 of 2021, California Assembly Bill 1950 places strict limits on the length of probation. 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