Pretrial Services and Release on Bail

Pursuant to the Pretrial Services Act of 1982, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3152 -3155, the Court authorizes the United States Probation Office and/or Pretrial Services Office of the Northern District of New York to perform all services as the Act provides. (a) Pretrial Service Officers shall conduct an interview and investigate each individual charged with an offense and shall submit a report to the Court as soon as practicable. The judicial officer setting conditions of release or reviewing conditions previously set shall receive and consider all reports that Pretrial Service Officers, the government and defense counsel submit. (b) Pretrial service reports shall be made available to the attorney for the accused and the attorney for the government and shall be used only for the purpose of fixing conditions of release, including bail determinations.

Otherwise, the reports shall remain confidential, as provided in 18 U.S.C. § 3153, subject to the exceptions provided therein. (c) Pretrial Service Officers shall supervise persons released on bail at the discretion of the judicial officer granting the release or modifications of the release.