Probation

The Greene County Probation Department is a county agency, established pursuant to Article 12 of the N.Y.S. Executive Law, under the supervision of the Greene County Legislature and the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services/Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives.

The department has a full-time staff of twelve, which consists of 10 sworn staff: the Director, two Supervisors, three Senior Officers, four Officers, and two Assistants.  All of the department’s sworn staff are New York State certified peace officers.

As of July 1, 2025, the department is supervising 222 adults in convicted/adjudicated status, of which 108 are felons and 114 misdemeanants; 12 adults in pre-trial status, of which 11 are for felonies and 1 is for a misdemeanor; and 32 juveniles. Of the 32 juveniles, 15 (all juvenile delinquents) are at the court diversion/intake stage; 10 (7 juvenile delinquents and 3 Persons In Need of Supervision) have been petitioned into court and are at the pre-dispositional supervision stage; and 7 (all juvenile delinquents) are under supervision following Family Court adjudication and formal probation placement.

The Greene County Probation Department recognizes the importance of sustained employment for individuals under community supervision. Employment provides individuals a means to self-sufficiency and the ability to support their families, as well as the capacity to structure their time in positive ways. Probation also understands the needs of area employers and their ability to ask questions of probation officers about work schedules and other work environment related issues. Accordingly, the Greene County Probation Department has designated a Probation Employment Liaison Officer to communicate with area employers.

Please feel free to contact Probation Officer Felicia Walters at 518-719-3200 if you are an area employer who has any general questions about probation conditions relating to employment, employment opportunities for individuals on probation, or any other employment-related concerns.

Apply for a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities

Certificate of Relief from Civil Disabilities is a legal remedy to restore rights to offenders that were lost as a result of a criminal conviction. Relief can be issued for any number of misdemeanor offenses per offender, but an offender is ineligible for such relief if they have more than one felony conviction. Normally, the relief is issued by the sentencing court after an appropriate application is filed, however, if the sentence involved probation and the offender relocated after the sentence, jurisdiction of the matter may be with the county which accepted the transfer. Additionally, if a state prison sentence was imposed, or if the conviction occurred outside of New York State, the relief must come from the state parole board. A Certificate of Relief from Civil Disabilities does not remove the conviction, nor does it restore the right to possess a rifle, shotgun, or handgun, as that requires a Certificate of Good Conduct, which also comes from the parole board, even if the offender did not receive a state prison term. Information concerning the two certificates is available in the New  York State Correction Law, Article 23.

Frequently Asked Questions

How Do I Make Restitution Payments?

Payments in person may be made by cash, money order, bank check, or certified personal check. Standard non-bank-certified checks are not accepted.

Payments made by mail are to be made by money order, bank check, or certified personal check. Cash payments made via mail will not be accepted.

Credit/Debit Card payments may be made in person or online, both via AllPaid.

  • Payments may be made via MasterCard, Visa, American Express, and Discover credit cards, and other pre-paid debit cards.
  • AllPaid charges a payment fee of 3.75% on all transactions or a minimum fee of $3.50
  • When paying online, please search for Greene County and ensure you have selected Greene County, NY and not a different state.

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What happens if I get a DWI conviction?

Under “Leandra’s Law,” anyone convicted of DWI or a DWI-related offense  must, in addition to any fines or local jail or prison terms, be sentenced to a term of probation or conditional discharge and ordered to install an ignition interlock device in any vehicle that they own or operate, even if their license has been suspended or revoked. Probation or a conditional discharges are required to be served consecutively to any jail or prison term, i.e., the probation or conditional discharge terms do not start until the jail or prison term is completed. In Greene County, DWI offenders are required to attend a victim impact panel, which is co-run by the probation department and the sheriff’s department.

What is the difference between probation and parole?

Probation officers are county-employed peace officers who. primarily, supervise offenders that have not been sentenced to jail. Some probationers may receive what is known as a “split sentence,” where they are incarcerated for a short term during the onset of the probation sentence.

New York State parole officers are state-employed peace officers under the auspices of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision who supervise offenders that have been released from state prison. For “Leandra’s Law” offenses, however, it is possible for an offender to be under both probation and parole supervision for the same offense, once the individual is released from state prison.

What are the differences between a Person In Need of Supervision (PINS) and a Juvenile Delinquent?

A Person In Need of Supervision, commonly referred to as a PINS, is a person less than eighteen years old who is truant from school, or ungovernable or habitually disobedient and beyond the control of a parent of other person legally responsible for the child’s care; or violates the provisions of Article 230 of the Penal Law (prostitution offenses); or who appears to be a sexually exploited child, as defined in paragraph (a), (c) or (d) of Subdivision One of Section Four Hundred Forty-Seven-a of the Social Services Law, but only if the child consents to the filing of a PINS petition.

Juvenile Delinquency proceedings are usually initiated by an arrest by police of a person 12-17 years old, inclusive, with fingerprinting required of all youths 13 and over who have been charged with what would be a felony offense if they were an adult; and ages 11 and 12 if charged with a class A or B felony. Persons ages 8-11, inclusive, can also be charged as Juvenile Delinquents if the alleged act is a homicide, but those under 11 cannot be fingerprinted for the offense. In most instances, the police agencies refer the delinquent youth to the probation department, where a determination is made as to the suitability of court diversion services. If a juvenile delinquent matter is deemed to have been successfully resolved, the matter is sealed and the offender has the same legal status as if the offense did not occur. Matters that are unable to be resolved at the diversion stage are passed on to the county attorney’s office for review and possible formal family court action.

Probation

Alan Frisbee, Probation Director

t. 518-719-3200
f. 518-719-3788
e. probation@greenecountyny.gov
411 Main Street, Suite 310, Catskill NY, 12414