Q: Options for moving from TX to NH with probation.
I received my first DWI in March of last year in Texas with a low BAC and no associated accidents or injuries. I was given Deferred Adjudication for 9 months, attended a Victims Panel, completed a DWI Course, and did volunteer work as required. I have an IID installed, with no violations, and have 4.5 months left of IID requirement and I am halfway through my probation period. Although my fines are due in April, I can pay them sooner.
I would like to move back to my home state of New Hampshire and have a remote job for about 5 months now. With about 90 days left on my probation, I want to know my options for either applying for early withdrawal from adjudication probation deferral, changing my probation status from formal to informal, or if transferring probation is feasible, considering I have less than a year on probation. I haven't been able to discuss my situation with my probation officer yet, and my probation terms don't explicitly prohibit state relocation. I've tried reaching out to my original lawyer and other lawyers, but without success. What would be my best course of action, and am I allowed to transfer my probation to New Hampshire?
A:
The easy answer is you can have your probation transferred, but you need to start with NH. You need to contact the County probation office, and get a contact person there, and all the details about contacting the NH probation office.
Once you have contacted NH, then+you tell your PO in TX that you want to transfer your probation to NH.
It is better to get an attorney to do all this. The POs almost all have bad attitudes, and do NOT like anything out of the ordinary.
TX will transfer as soon as NH accepts you. You will need patience and a bit of luck.
I wish you well.
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