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The legal custody of all probationers under the jurisdiction of the sentencing court is vested as or
- The court has continuing jurisdiction over all probationers.
- Court probation may include an administrative level of services, including notification to the sentencing court of scheduled periodic reviews of the probationer's compliance with conditions.
- Supervised probation services provided by the department, an agency of a local government, or a private organization shall specifically address the defendant's risk of reoffending as identified by a screening or an assessment.
- Before ordering supervised probation, the court shall consider the supervision costs to the defendant for each entity that can supervise the defendant.
- A court may order an agency of a local government to supervise the probation for an individual convicted of any crime if: The agency has the capacity to supervise the individual; and the individual's supervision needs will be met by the agency.