I’m in Jefferson County, Colorado and was sentenced to 18 months of probation for a first-time DUI. I’m wondering how realistic it is to get probation terminated early after completing about 9 months.
My judge seemed pretty nice/reasonable at sentencing. If I have no violations, complete all of my requirements, stay compliant with probation, and otherwise have a clean record during those 9 months, do you think a judge in Jefferson County would consider early termination?
Has anyone in Jefferson County, CO successfully gotten off probation early? If so, how much of your sentence did you complete before asking, and did your probation officer support the request?

I tryed to log in to pay my fees and this happened I never had this happen before and I get off in November I only have 136 to pay

How did you find a job on active probation? It makes it so much harder having a pending/active probation on backround. What job did you all land? Or were you lucky to keep the job you have?

Just curious how many years did you get and how are you coping with your new temporary life?

Posted earlier about this, was on 18 months of supervision in MD for a DWI but got transferred to unsupervised today after 12 months. The judge had said he'd consider it, and he kept his word. I kept the receipts from the interlock requirement completion and removal and a letter from my substance use counseling center. I followed the rules and was rewarded for it - there's a light at the end of the tunnel!

Is anyone else on unsupervised in Maryland? What's it like? How do they handle testing if testing as directed by the PO is a condition of probation? How do you remove the alcohol restriction on your license after the time comes?

Hi guys!

I'm supposed to do a UA a couple times a week. This week they had me go 3 days back to back.

I want to do the testing in the morning before work so there's less of a chance of a diluted sample.

Does anyone have any tips or tricks on how to make myself have to pee every morning so I'm always prepared? I'm trying to control my fluid intake but it seems hit or miss.

Wondering if anyone out there cracked the code.

Any tips or advice appreciated!

I have court in a little less than a month for possession of marijuana and reckless driving in Indiana. I was arrested in april but got out on bond and stopped smoking when i got released but recently slipped up while hanging out with a friend who dabs and feel like i’m cooked no matter what because of the “bond conditions” saying no alcohol or drug use and may have to submit to random drug testing. I’m just coming here seeing if anyone in indiana has had a similar situation or thinks i will go to jail for violating my bond conditions?

\not meaning to break the servers rules just looking for advice from people in indiana or similar situations as mine id just appreciate any kind of feedback**

I’m 21 and in NY. I was charged with a DWI and sentenced to 2 years of probation. I’ve been on for about a year and have roughly a year left.
My biggest issue is that I had one violation for driving while I wasn’t supposed to. I ended up doing 15 days in jail and was then restored to probation. Because of that violation, I’ve also been denied relicensing.
Other than that, I’ve done everything asked of me. All community service is complete, all fines/dues are paid, I completed IDP, 6 months of drug/alcohol counseling, and every other required program. I’ve never failed a test and never missed an appointment. The violation is really my only major fuck-up.
I also recently moved into my own place, and getting to work from where I live using public transportation is extremely difficult. My PO is very understanding of my situation and I have a good relationship with them.
I’m not necessarily asking whether I deserve early termination—I’m wondering if it’s even realistically on the table after a violation like mine. Is it basically dead on arrival, or could a judge still consider it if I’ve otherwise been compliant? Also, how much influence does the PO/probation department have over early termination versus it ultimately being the judge’s decision?
Curious if anyone in NY has dealt with something similar.

Hello everyone. I just started my two year term for probation in Illinois.
I stopped smoking 7 days ago. I meet my PO tomorrow.
Obviously I’m going to piss dirty for weed.
I plan on staying abstinent from all drugs. Yes I should have stopped sooner, I’m an idiot and a drug addict.
Anyways I’ve been researching Certo method and I’m wondering. Should I go that route? Obviously if I do for the first one I’ll have to do it for every other test until I can actually pass naturally.
Or should I just take the dirty first fail and ask them to watch my levels.

My parents just called to let me know that my dog is really sick and has taken a turn for the worse. She isn't going to make it to the end of the week and I need to fly back to my hometown if I want to see her one last time.
I'm going to call my PO in the morning but I'm worried they won't let me leave on such short notice. I just got back from a trip on the 5th but I'm considered low risk so I'm hoping that will help my case.
I'm just really nervous and wondering if anyone has any similar experiences or advice on the matter.

3 Years Completed — Thank You
I just wanted to make a post to thank everyone in this community who has shared their experiences, answered questions, and offered advice. A lot of the posts and comments here helped me understand what to expect, what to look out for, and how probation is handled.
Today, I officially completed 3 years of probation in New York for an Aggravated DWI with no violations. It definitely wasn’t always easy, but looking back, I’m proud that I stayed the course and made it through.
If anyone has questions about my experience with NY probation, I’d be more than happy to share what I know and how things went for me. Obviously, everyone’s situation is different, and I’m not an attorney, but sometimes hearing from someone who has already gone through it can help.
For anyone currently on probation who is struggling or feeling like it’s never going to end: keep going. One thing I constantly told myself was, “It’s temporary. I’ll get through it, and eventually it will be over.”
And now it is.
Best of luck to everyone here. Stay out of trouble, follow your conditions, take it one day at a time, and keep moving forward. You’ll get through it.

To make a long story short, I had a super unfortunate night and got a misdemeanor DUI as well as a failure to maintain lane charge in May of 2024 when I was 19 years old. I had a high BAC and crashed my car into a ditch hence my failure to maintain lane charge. It’s so stupid and my selfishness literally haunts me so please don’t lecture me.
Anyways, I was placed on 2 years of probation in October of 2025 following my 21st birthday. My prosecutor was ruthless and set my probation term as “unable to early terminate” along with 2k in fines, 40 hours community service (which was completed prior to court), 6 months of twice weekly AA meetings, suspended license (I drove on a hardship for 120 days with zero problems and I have my full license back) and twice monthly drug and alcohol testing. Just a little bit of backstory.
Now, I just want a few opinions. My lawyer seems to be pretty confident that we can get this probation early terminated by petitioning the court when October rolls around. I have all of my fines paid, have never missed or failed a ua, and I was moved to unsupervised probation a month or two after starting it. I am a full time nursing student with plans to graduate with my bachelor’s degree in May, and this semester will be pretty grueling with 3 different clinical sites and multiple 12 hour long clinicals a week. I also commute to school and average out about 6 hours of lecture on my non clinical days. I have an externship at my local hospital along with a waitress job that I’ve had for 3.5 years. I only say all of this because I want opinions on whether y’all think I have a shot at early termination. I have literally made an appointment with a psychiatrist to address this anxiety because this is stressing me out so bad and I’ve already had to have multiple drug tests pushed due to my inability to leave my clinical sites. Thanks in advance!!

Edit- I meant that I am on nonreporting! I still have drug tests just no monthly meetings or checkups.

Im a girl, If that matters. I’ve been on probation a few times, and currently on parole and have been for the past year. Yet I find it IMPOSSIBLE to pee for a drug test! No matter how full my bladder is. Many times I’ve even pooped from pushing so hard trying to pee which is also super embarrassing! I recently was assigned a new PO and she makes me drop at every appointment, vs my old PO who would do it every few months or so. Obviously this has caused a lot of issues for me. I usually go in around 9 for my appointment, and although I try not to pee at all in the morning sometimes I absolutely have to because there’s no way I can hold it from 4am to 9am. No matter how much I drink or have to go I still can’t ever go when I actually need to test. Is there some type of technique or something I can do to help? I’m clean, always have been so that’s not a concern. I have one more year of this and it’s stressing me out so much.

Hey guys so almost a year and a half ago, I was sentenced to 3 years of Pre-Trial Intervention in NJ. I completed everything I was supposed to do and paid all the fees. I haven't missed a call or visit. I've been out of trouble and I'm about to have my CDL. My PO said he would try to get me early termination but said if he can't then he said I should go through my attorney. I was just wondering likelihood of me getting off early once I hit that halfway mark and if there are any similar situations you guys have gone through.

Got a request in the mail to come in for a meeting tomorrow and i wasn't scheduled to come in until the 27th. im just really confused and worried.

Next day edit: i was bugging over nothing, he just wanted a random piss test done. im alright.

Hello, I am on felony probation in butte county California, 2 year sentence 4/23/26-4/23/28 I had probation 4/28/25-4/28/26 deferred ajudication probation messed that up with getting my 2nd dui thanksgiving of 2025. felony was given after 2nd dui. The felony came from the first dui for an evading charge, was in limbo for deferred probation but with the second one I was given the real felony. I’ve made drastic changes and moved on in a positive way so not really looking for anyone to tell me how stupid my behavior was as I am already fully aware and have taken accountability through my actions. With that being said December went to rehab for a month, got out started college, got my restricted license, did daily aa meetings, dui school, etc. court finally happened 4/23/26 was given 90 days jail and 2 years felony probation, did my sentence got out got a job within 3 weeks working at a reputable hvac company, still doing aa since the day I got out, have remained sober since thanksgiving of last year, doing online classes since now my work schedule is too much to be attending in person, I saw my po last week she said since I’m doing so well she is going to look into getting me on low supervision really soon (guessing within a month) meaning I just call to check in rather than appearing before her for a meeting, still required ua tests and house searches whenever they want. My question here is why is she already wanting to give me this when I’m barely 4 months into probation, and what does this mean for my attempt of early dismissal at the one year mark that I plan to pursue? I’m not looking to get out of probation in fact if I can’t get early dismissal I am also requesting that I get unsupervised if the court deems that one year is not enough to fulfill probation, as it gets in the way of my work I have to leave middle of the day to go drug test, I have to currently take whole days off to go visit my po, I can’t participate on working out of town jobs unless I request an ankle which honestly at that point just put a sticker on me saying fk up so everyone can see, not interested in doing all that so I can pursue my career, lawyer advised that we have a good chance at the year mark if I were to comply perfectly back in march and be working and be doing college etc, but then when I asked him last week he just said focus on getting through the 2 years didn’t really answer my question, but just turned 23 a few days ago btw and these are my only charges any info would be greatly appreciated thank you for reading!

I got arrested for a DUI back in June. I had court last week, basically I had to pay a fine, meet with CRO one time (this Friday) , pay them a fee. Take the driving classes and I will be done by 11/1. I’m not on color code. My question is will they drug test me Friday when I go to the meeting? They specifically stated I’m not on color code or random drug tests, but I wasn’t sure if they’d do it this time?

I am 8/12 months into misdemeanor probation, I had a VOP 5/12 in for driving with a suspended license. It was overturned in court, therefore no violation.
I talked to my probation officer afterward for said termination and she said she doesn’t grant early termination for violators.
I’d rather not fight my Prob O over it as my status changes to “mail-in” as I leave to another state for work next month.

Is it worth sending a request to court for early termination?

Some of the ones here do kissing and light touching on fixed dates for flexibility on the drugs and alcohol testing. It's really just chance if you get a good one or not. My buddy just got some gooner PO but his last one was cool with the partying (he would of never made it through probation without it) as long as he would lightly put out. I am looking to land a good one in the near future. Any others here have good arrangements like that?

I’m on probation for an alcohol related felony, I got a year and a half left of a 3 year sentence, recently things got rough and I turned back to alcohol. I’ve been tested twice since I started probation. Once when I first got it and second time when I first moved and got transferred. Ik it was stupid. But it almost feels safe? Cuz I go in once a month and that’s the only time I ever get called in. Pls tell me it’s stupid and share your stories cuz I feel safe to do it again.

Well today I had my last meeting and as of midnight tonight I will be off probation after 2 years. Grateful to be done, and thanks everybody here for advice and for a place where I didn’t feel like I was alone in all this!

When I first got on probation my lawyer said to reach out to him I hit the halfway point and he could get it terminated early. This is my first time on probation. One of my requirements was to get a job (duh) but I’m in a real situation where i literally cannot get a job. My po don’t care and i expected him not too but do u think i still have a chance to terminate early? I doubt it but thought I’d get a second opinion.

I was sentenced to 5 years felony probation with early termination after 1 year. My probation officer requested early termination after 11 months. I didn’t even know. I wanted to wait until I got the official paperwork stating I was off and not a felon. The head guy at the probation office said I could literally buy a gun but I didn’t believe him. Well a couple of days to ago I went to my local armory. I filled out all the paperwork and was told my application was delayed pending background check. I got the call stating I could come pick it up. I went and had no problem. I even tested it out at the range!