FILED
Apr 2 2018
United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio
AMENDED GENERAL ORDER NO. 2016-24 General Order
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
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IN RE: )
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REVISED STANDARD CONDITIONS ) ORDER NO. 2016-24-1
OF PROBATION AND SUPERVISED )
RELEASE )
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In September 2016, the Judicial Conference of the United States approved changes to
existing standard conditions of probation and supervised release, which were adopted
by the Court, effective November 1, 2016, as authorized pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
§§ 3563(a) and 3583(d).
At the regular judges’ meeting held on April 2, 2018, the Court approved the
amendment of General Order No. 2016-24 as follows:
1. The conditions of probation and supervised release which were adopted by the
Court effective November 1, 2016, are retroactive. These conditions are
contained in Appendix B of the Local Criminal Rules of the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Ohio (attached).
2. Condition twelve of the standard conditions of probation and supervised release
is amended as follows: As directed by the probation officer, you shall notify third
parties who may be impacted by the nature of the conduct underlying your
current or prior offense(s) of conviction and/or shall permit the probation officer to
make such notifications, and/or confirm your compliance with this requirement.
3. All criminal judgments, revocations and resentencings issued shall include the
new standard conditions of probation and supervised release.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
For the Court
Patricia A. Gaughan
Chief Judge
LCrR - APPENDIX B
STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
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. If not in compliance with the condition of supervision requiring
LCrR - APPENDIX B
full-time employment at a lawful occupation, the defendant may be directed to
perform up to 20 hours of community service per week until employed, as approved
or directed by the pretrial services and probation officer.
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) As directed by the probation officer, you shall notify third parties who may be
impacted by the nature of the conduct underlying your current or prior offense(s) of
conviction and/or shall permit the probation officer to make such notifications, and/or
confirm your compliance with this requirement.
13) You must follow the instructions of the probation officer related to the conditions of
supervision.
