You will probably want to seek legal advice to see if this goes against the conditions of your supervision. If you do not comply with each and every one of the conditions of your supervision, the State's attorney will file a "Petition to Revoke." This will ask the court to take back that sentence and to re-sentence you to something more harsh. This means that you will then receive a conviction on your record and there may be additional terms added to your sentence, such as higher fines, increased public serivce work or jail time. In addition, any accompanying charges that were dismissed as part of a plea agreement could be re-filed against you.

It can be complicated, so we recommend you seek legal advice.

Not many states use court supervision, but those that do have different rules. Here is a general explanation of court supervision:

Court Supervision is a reference to a particular sentencing option available in most traffic, municipal ordinance, and misdemeanor cases for certain states. Typically, it is not applicable to felony offenses. Court supervision can only be granted by a judge, and it is granted as a discretionary measure, not as a matter of right. In order to receive a sentence of court supervision, you must first offer to plead guilty in court to whatever offense has been charged. If the judge believes that a sentence of court supervision is appropriate, he or she takes the guilty plea under advisement, and does not enter it as a conviction at that time. Instead, you are then placed on a period of court supervision, usually lasting three to twenty-four months. The court will impose conditions which you must obey during the period of supervision.

The law requires you to refrain from committing further offenses while on supervision.

Additional conditions may include the payment of fines and costs, performance of public service work, treatment for drug and/or alcohol addiction, counseling, and whatever else may seem appropriate. Following successful completion of the period of court supervision, the case is dismissed, and no conviction is ever entered on the record.