Walk It Through: After The Probation
A withheld judgment, the vote, the firearm, and a juvenile record from years before.
A person on a withheld judgment finishes probation with no violations.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One family's records. Reducing a felony to a misdemeanor, sex offender registration, a pardon and federal firearm law are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- FelonyA crime punishable by death or by imprisonment in the state prison. Unless a section sets another punishment, it carries up to five years, a fine of up to $50,000, or both.
- Gravely disabledOne ground for a mental health hold: reason to believe a person is gravely disabled by mental illness, or that their liberty poses an imminent danger to themselves or others.
- MinorA person under eighteen years of age. A minor who has been married may enter contracts and sue on them.
- MisdemeanorAny crime that is not a felony. Unless a section sets another punishment, it carries up to six months in county jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both.
- Permitless carryCarrying a concealed deadly weapon without a license, which the license requirement does not restrict for a person over eighteen who is a citizen or a current member of the armed forces and is not disqualified under the section's list.
- Protection orderA civil order on a petition for a victim of domestic violence, which may exclude the respondent from the home, award temporary custody and last up to one year after a full hearing.
- Final dischargeThe satisfactory completion of imprisonment, probation and parole, on which a person convicted of an Idaho felony is restored the full rights of citizenship.
- Withheld judgmentA disposition in which the court does not enter judgment on a guilty plea or verdict. A defendant who completes probation without a violation may apply to have the plea set aside and the case dismissed, which restores civil rights.
- Own recognizanceRelease without bail on the person's promise to appear, which a court weighs against appearance, the integrity of the process, the protection of victims and witnesses, and public safety.