Idaho Supervised Misdemeanor Probation Terms and Conditions
criminal defense attorney Idaho Oct 12, 2026
Location: Moscow Idaho Latah County I am roughly 3 months in on a 365 day supervised probation period, I've payed off my fines, kept up with the monthly probation costs, been evaluated and attending weekly counselling sessions for substance use. My charge was misdemeanor assault that happened during a night of drinking, non violent I just essentially threatened to throw hands. I just have a question that I'll ask my Public Defender who represented me (she's very busy so it'll probably be longer than that) on Tuesday about but for now google research and making this post is giving me hope for more peace of mind. I went over my copy of the sentencing and re-read the terms in conditions the judge gave me at sentencing. There's the "standard" terms and conditions of -Reporting and Compliance Checks -Obey Laws/No New Violations -Not changing residence without first notifying my probation officer -Submitting to search and seizure -Making payments to fines and costs -Keeping up with cost of probation supervision -Not associating with people my probation officer tells me not to -Termination of probation All of which I've been keeping up with and doing, I even got my fines completely paid off and been keeping up with my monthly probation fees. My question is: underneath are additional conditions as a series of boxes checked by the judge, some of which have been marked and others left blank. One of the additional conditions that was left unchecked/blank by the judge was "You shall seek and maintain gainful employment...", Which I'm employed right now anyway. But I truly loathe my job. Would it be a violation of probation if I quit my job to find a new one? I've already talked with my PO a few weeks ago about possibly being laid off since my workplace was put up for sale and I don't know if the potential new owners would keep the current staff. The environment is just terrible anyway due to really bad/rude management and I've wanted to leave since the first week I started. I've kept my PO in the know, and when I started probation I had just assumed I needed to be employed. But going through my copy of my sentencing and really putting critical consideration that the Gainful Employment additional condition was left blank, could i risk a probation violation if I put in my 2 weeks without having another job immediately lined up? I'll of course notify my PO if that happens because I want to move in with my parents and take the time to find a new job that won't make me so depressed and filled with dispair. Tldr: under the additional conditions of my probation the Gainful employment box was left unchecked by the judge, do I need to have a job at all times of my probation when I've paid off all my fines/court costs?
