How long is informal probation?

The length of your informal probation depends on what the court ordered, which usually depends on what county you are being supervised in. Under state law, your period of informal probation may last up to five years, but it is often less, depending on the county you were convicted in.[731] Each county sets its own mandatory minimum probation term (which can be as low as one year). Remember, every county in California operates differently.[732]

  1. 731

    Cal. Penal Code § 1203.1(a).

  2. 732

    For example, in Alameda County, informal probation is almost always 3 years.