The Supreme Court recently approved a modification of the sex offender supervision conditions form, found in the Uniform Superior court rules, that’s used by Department of Community Supervision. The new form goes into effect on October 16, 2025. The Court deleted or amended some of the standard conditions but also broadened previous definitions and added some expansive new restrictions, particularly as it relates to electronics. Moving forward, sex offender probation conditions could include but are not limited to:
- Use of a computer, cell phone or any electronic device that is monitored and/or approved by probation
- No use of a social networking website or instant messaging or chat room program to communicate with a child under 18 years of age, including your own child
- No access to any online game primarily created for children under 18 years of age
Again, after October 16, 2025, any of the above probation conditions could be incorporated into any sex offender probation sentence in the State of Georgia. Moreover, a defendant currently under the supervision of sex offender probation conditions, could have any of the new sex offender probation conditions added to their sentence, given an opportunity by the court.