Local Rule Local Criminal Rule 32-1: Records Relating to Presentence Reports and Probation Supervision

Local Criminal Rule 32-1 - Records Relating to Presentence Reports and Probation Supervision

(a) Records maintained by the probation office of this court relating to the preparation of presentence investigation reports are confidential. Such information may be released only by Order of the court. Requests for the release of presentence investigation reports will be made by written motion establishing, with particularity, the need for the specific information contained in such reports.

(b) The probation officer will neither disclose the information contained in the presentence report nor provide the presentence report or copies of the presentence report except on Order of this court or as provided in Rule 32(e)(1) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

(c) Supervision records on persons under probation supervision are considered to be confidential. The occasional need to release information on probationers to governmental agencies is recognized as being conducive to the rehabilitative process. In those infrequent cases, the Chief U.S. Probation Officer has in his/her discretion the authority to release or not release the requested information.