58-50-9 - Standards of conduct for private probation providers.

58-50-9. Standards of conduct for private probation providers.
The private probation provider:
(1) shall maintain impartiality toward all parties;
(2) shall ensure that all parties understand the nature of the process, the procedure, theparticular role of the private probation provider, and the parties' relationship to the privateprobation provider;
(3) shall maintain confidentiality or, in cases where confidentiality is not protected, theprivate probation provider shall so advise the parties;
(4) shall disclose any circumstance that may create or give the appearance of a conflict ofinterest and any circumstance that may reasonably raise a question as to the private probationprovider's impartiality; if the contract probation supervisor perceives or believes a conflict ofinterest to exist, the contract probation supervisor shall refrain from entering into those probationservices;
(5) shall adhere to the standards regarding private probation services adopted by thelicensing board;
(6) shall comply with orders of court and perform services as directed by judges inindividual cases;
(7) shall perform duties established under Section 77-18-1, as ordered by the court.

Amended by Chapter 20, 1995 General Session
Amended by Chapter 352, 1995 General Session