                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                       PART II--CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                CHAPTER 229--POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION
 
                         SUBCHAPTER A--PROBATION
 
Sec. 3603. Duties of probation officers

    A probation officer shall--
        (1) instruct a probationer or a person on supervised release, 
    who is under his supervision, as to the conditions specified by the 
    sentencing court, and provide him with a written statement clearly 
    setting forth all such conditions;
        (2) keep informed, to the degree required by the conditions 
    specified by the sentencing court, as to the conduct and condition 
    of a probationer or a person on supervised release, who is under his 
    supervision, and report his conduct and condition to the sentencing 
    court;
        (3) use all suitable methods, not inconsistent with the 
    conditions specified by the court, to aid a probationer or a person 
    on supervised release who is under his supervision, and to bring 
    about improvements in his conduct and condition;
        (4) be responsible for the supervision of any probationer or a 
    person on supervised release who is known to be within the judicial 
    district;
        (5) keep a record of his work, and make such reports to the 
    Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts as 
    the Director may require;
        (6) upon request of the Attorney General or his designee, assist 
    in the supervision of and furnish information about, a person within 
    the custody of the Attorney General while on work release, furlough, 
    or other authorized release from his regular place of confinement, 
    or while in prerelease custody pursuant to the provisions of section 
    3624(c);
        (7) keep informed concerning the conduct, condition, and 
    compliance with any condition of probation, including the payment of 
    a fine or restitution of each probationer under his supervision and 
    report thereon to the court placing such person on probation and 
    report to the court any failure of a probationer under his 
    supervision to pay a fine in default within thirty days after 
    notification that it is in default so that the court may determine 
    whether probation should be revoked;
        (8)(A) when directed by the court, and to the degree required by 
    the regimen of care or treatment ordered by the court as a condition 
    of release, keep informed as to the conduct and provide supervision 
    of a person conditionally released under the provisions of section 
    4243 or 4246 of this title, and report such person's conduct and 
    condition to the court ordering release and to the Attorney General 
    or his designee; and
        (B) immediately report any violation of the conditions of 
    release to the court and the Attorney General or his designee;
        (9) if approved by the district court, be authorized to carry 
    firearms under such rules and regulations as the Director of the 
    Administrative Office of the United States Courts may prescribe; and
        (10) perform any other duty that the court may designate.

(Added Pub. L. 98-473, title II, Sec. 212(a)(2), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 
2002; amended Pub. L. 99-646, Sec. 15(a), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3595; 
Pub. L. 102-572, title VII, Sec. 701(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4514; 
Pub. L. 104-317, title I, Sec. 101(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3848.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Pars. (9), (10). Pub. L. 104-317 added par. (9) and 
redesignated former par. (9) as (10).
    1992--Pars. (8), (9). Pub. L. 102-572 added par. (8) and 
redesignated former par. (8) as (9).
    1986--Pub. L. 99-646 redesignated pars. (a) to (h) as (1) to (8), 
respectively, and in par. (6) substituted ``assist in the supervision 
of'' for ``supervise'' and inserted a comma after ``about''.


                    Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 102-572 effective Jan. 1, 1993, see section 
1101 of Pub. L. 102-572, set out as a note under section 905 of Title 2, 
The Congress.


                    Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

    Section 15(b) of Pub. L. 99-646 provided that: ``The amendments made 
by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of 
the taking effect of section 3603 of title 18, United States Code [Nov. 
1, 1987].''


                             Effective Date

    Section effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses 
committed after the taking effect of this section, see section 235(a)(1) 
of Pub. L. 98-473, set out as a note under section 3551 of this title.
