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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Rules of court shall define permissible terms and conditions of probation.
(b) The maximum period of probation shall not exceed one year. If the court finds at the conclusion of the original period that exceptional circumstances require an additional year of probation, the court may continue probation for an additional year.
(c) The court may order as a condition of probation restitution or services for public good pursuant to section seven hundred fifty-eight-a.
(d) In cases wherein the record indicates that the consumption of alcohol by the respondent may have been a contributing factor, the court may order as a condition of probation attendance at and completion of an alcohol awareness program established pursuant to section 19.25 of the mental hygiene law.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Family Court Act - FCT § 757. Probation - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/family-court-act/fct-sect-757/
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