How to Request a Travel Pass When on Probation in Pennsylvania
- 1). Contact your probation officer to request an appointment as soon as you know travel is necessary. Giving ample notice of your need to travel increases the likelihood of receiving approval in time for the trip.
- 2). Check that your probation officer has received notice that you are current on any payments or services required by the conditions of your probation. Depending on the reason for your travel, a pass may not be granted even if you are current on all payments. For example, Bucks County does not allow travel for vacation until all court-ordered restitution has been paid.
- 3). Gather information about your trip. Obtain contact information, such as phone numbers and addresses, for all the locations you plan to visit on your trip so that your probation officer may contact you while you are traveling. In addition, gather the name and contact information for each person traveling with you.
- 4). Gather information about your method of travel such at tickets and itineraries. If you plan to travel by car, you will need the make, model and year of the vehicle.
- 5). Go to your probation office to obtain a travel pass form. Travel pass procedures vary by county, so check the specific requirements in your county to ensure you have all pertinent information.
- 6). Fill out the travel pass request form. Use the information you gathered to help complete the form. The form requests additional information such as your name, address, the reasons for your travel, the dates of your travel and details about your offense.
- 7). Obtain the probation officer's signature on your travel pass request form during your next scheduled appointment. This signature is required in order to travel legally.