(1) The probation officer shall be bound to satisfy himself that the offender observes the general and special obligations of his probation, and in addition to stimulate and encourage the offender's efforts in the direction of reform, in particular his family and occupational readaptation.
(2) He shall be bound to afford the offender all moral support in his power, and it shall be his duty, where the offender is in need of financial support, to apply to the Magistrate in charge to approach any social assistance organization with a view to a grant.
(3) He shall report regularly to the said Magistrate on the progress of his task, and shall refer to him in case of difficulty.
Official text
Transcription: Spot-checked
In force from 12-07-2016
Source page 24
The document's transcription was spot-checked against the supplied source; this does not confirm a line-by-line review of every provision.
How Lex Cameroon marks its texts →
Section 59 of the Penal Code/akn/cm/act/loi/2016-07-12/2016-007
Report an error in this text
AI features are in beta
Where an official English or French text exists, we show it; where none does, we give
a translation, clearly marked as one and never presented as the official text. We make
every AI feature as accurate as we can, but it can be wrong and is not legal advice —
always check the cited official text.