UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
In re: )
) Administrative Order
ADOPTION OF STANDARD ) No. 17-MS-023
CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION )
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At the recommendation of the Criminal Law Committee, the Judicial Conference of the
United States approved changes related to the conditions of probation and supervised release. The
Court approved a recommendation to adopt the revised Standard and Mandatory Conditions of
Supervision at a regular Judges’ meeting on December 9, 2016.
WHEREAS the sentencing court is required to impose the specified mandatory conditions
of probation and supervised release under 18 U.S.C. §§ 3563(a) and 3583(d);
WHEREAS the sentencing court may order additional conditions of probation or supervised
release under 18 U.S.C. §§ 3563(b). Such discretionary conditions of supervision are differentiated
into “standard” and “special” conditions under Judicial Conference Policy, whereby “standard”
conditions apply to all defendants and “special” conditions provide additional conditions as
necessary, on an individual, case-by-case basis;
IT IS ORDERED that the standard conditions as written in the attachment are hereby
adopted as the standard conditions of this Court and shall apply to all defendants sentenced in
this Court on and after February 1, 2017, when imposed by the sentencing judge.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall provide a copy of this Administrative
Order to the Federal Public Defender, the United States Attorney and all attorneys registered for
electronic service on the CM/ECF system.
FOR THE COURT:
Dated: January 31, 2017
Robert J. Jonker
Chief United States District Judge
MANDATORY CONDITIONS of PROBATION/SUPERVISED RELEASE
(Effective 2/1/17)
1. You must not commit another federal, state or local crime.
2. You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance.
3. You must refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance. You must submit to one
drug test within 15 days of release from imprisonment and at least two periodic drug tests
thereafter, as determined by the court.
G The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on
the court's determination that you pose a low risk of future
substance abuse. (check if applicable)
4. G You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (check if
applicable)
5. G You must comply with the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification
Act (42 U.S.C. § 16901, et seq.) as directed by the probation officer, the Bureau of
Prisons, or any state sex offender registration agency in which you reside, work, are a
student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense. (check if applicable)
6. G You must participate in an approved program for domestic violence. (check if applicable)
You must comply with the standard conditions that have been adopted by this court as well as
with any other conditions on the attached page.
STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
(Effective 2/1/17)
As part of your supervised release, you must comply with the following standard conditions of
supervision. These conditions are imposed because they establish the basic expectations for your
behavior while on supervision and identify the minimum tools needed by probation officers to
keep informed, report to the court about, and bring about improvements in your conduct and
condition.
1. You must report to the probation office in the federal judicial district where you are
authorized to reside within 72 hours of your release from imprisonment, unless the probation
officer instructs you to report to a different probation office or within a different time frame.
2. After initially reporting to the probation office, you will receive instructions from the court
or the probation officer about how and when you must report to the probation officer, and
you must report to the probation officer as instructed.
3. You must not knowingly leave the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside
without first getting permission from the court or the probation officer.
4. You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your probation officer.
5. You must live at a place approved by the probation officer. If you plan to change where you
live or anything about your living arrangements (such as the people you live with), you must
notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If notifying the probation
officer in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the
probation officer within 72 hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.
6. You must allow the probation officer to visit you at any time at your home or elsewhere, and
you must permit the probation officer to take any items prohibited by the conditions of your
supervision that he or she observes in plain view.
7. You must work full time (at least 30 hours per week) at a lawful type of employment, unless
the probation officer excuses you from doing so. If you do not have full-time employment
you must try to find full-time employment, unless the probation officer excuses you from
doing so. If you plan to change where you work or anything about your work (such as your
position or your job responsibilities), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days
before the change. If notifying the probation officer at least 10 days in advance is not
possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72
hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.
8. You must not communicate or interact with someone you know is engaged in criminal
activity. If you know someone has been convicted of a felony, you must not knowingly
communicate or interact with that person without first getting the permission of the
probation officer.
9. If you are arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the probation
officer within 72 hours.
10. You must not own, possess, or have access to a firearm, ammunition, destructive device, or
dangerous weapon (i.e., anything that was designed, or was modified for, the specific
purpose of causing bodily injury or death to another person such as nunchakus or tasers).
11. You must not act or make any agreement with a law enforcement agency to act as a
confidential human source or informant without first getting the permission of the court.
12. If the probation officer determines that you pose a risk to another person (including an
organization), the probation officer may require you to notify the person about the risk
and you must comply with that instruction. The probation officer may contact the person
and confirm that you have notified the person about the risk.
13. You must follow the instructions of the probation officer related to the conditions of
supervision.
