A Probation Violation Can Put Liberty at Risk Quickly.
A warrant, no-bond hold, technical allegation, or new-law charge requires a focused review of the affidavit, supervision history, evidence, and available response.
PROBATION & COMMUNITY-CONTROL VIOLATIONS
A Violation Is Not the Same as a New Criminal Trial
Florida permits an alleged violation of probation or community control to proceed before the sentencing court. The court may address custody or release, hold a violation hearing if the allegation is denied, and decide whether to dismiss, continue, modify, or revoke supervision.
If supervision is revoked, the court may impose a sentence it could originally have imposed, subject to current law and the individual case. That makes the original offense, sentencing record, scoresheet, credits, supervision history, and current allegation all important.
Technical Violations and New-Law Allegations
A technical violation generally concerns an alleged breach of supervision that is not a new felony, misdemeanor, or criminal-traffic offense. A new-law allegation asserts new criminal conduct. The violation proceeding and new criminal case can overlap but have different procedures and consequences.
Evidence We Examine
The affidavit, warrant, violation report, and exact supervision condition
Reporting records, instructions, notices, appointments, and communications
Test results, prescriptions, treatment records, payments, and ability to pay
Location, curfew, travel, employment, residence, and monitoring records
Witnesses, video, messages, reports, and evidence underlying a new-law allegation
Prior violations, compliance, completed programs, mitigation, and supervision history
What to Do After Learning of a Violation
Do not ignore the probation officer, warrant, or court date. Do not fabricate records, alter messages, miss reporting, leave the jurisdiction, or contact witnesses about their accounts. Preserve every notice and proof of compliance, and obtain advice before making a detailed statement about the allegation.
Experience Relevant to Violation Hearings
Attorney Dan Hassinger has practiced law for 15 years and has years of criminal trial and serious-felony defense experience. His prior 15-year law-enforcement career also informs review of reports, supervision records, witness statements, digital evidence, and new-law allegations.
What Happens After You Call
We obtain the original case, county, allegation, custody status, and next date and complete a conflicts check.
Dan reviews the affidavit or report, exact condition, supervision history, original sentence, and immediate release issue.
You receive a clear explanation of the hearing posture, evidence to preserve, and next steps.
If representation begins, the scope and fee are confirmed in writing.
Probation-Violation FAQs
Can I be arrested without a new criminal charge?
Yes. Florida law permits arrest or a warrant when there are reasonable grounds to believe probation or community control was materially violated.
Will I receive bond on a probation-violation warrant?
Release depends on the allegation, warrant, governing statutes, original case, court, and hearing posture. Do not assume a standard criminal bond applies.
What can the judge do after a violation hearing?
Depending on the findings and current law, the court may dismiss the allegation, continue or modify supervision, place a person into community control, or revoke supervision and resentence.
What if the violation involves failure to pay?
Ability to pay and the reason for nonpayment can be important. Preserve payment records, income information, expenses, communications, and efforts to comply.
Should I admit the violation to my probation officer?
Comply with reporting duties, but obtain legal advice before giving a detailed account of disputed conduct or a new-law allegation. The content and timing of statements can matter.
Request a Confidential Violation Review
Call (941) 313-2559 or send a brief message using the form below. Please do not include confidential information before a conflicts check.