Sec. 350.2. Types of investigations

(a) Family court, supreme court, and surrogate court investigations.

(1) Adoption/custody/guardianship/neglect/visitation and all other family court cases: conducted to provide home and background information related to such matters affecting the child(ren) at issue. Local policy determines if these investigations are conducted by the probation department.

(2) Pre-dispositional: conducted after fact-finding, but prior to disposition for both person in need of supervision (PINS) and juvenile delinquency (JD) matters.

(3) Supplemental: conducted pursuant to order and direction of the court to update a previously submitted report on the same matter.

(b) Criminal court investigations.

(1) Certificate of relief from disabilities: conducted to determine eligibility and to make a recommendation for suitability as to relief from disabilities or forfeitures or bars to employment automatically imposed by law at conviction.

(2) Pre-plea: conducted prior to a finding of guilt. This investigation requires signed consent of all parties.

(3) Pre-sentence: conducted post-conviction, but prior to sentence.

(4) Youthful offender: conducted to determine eligibility and to make a recommendation as to suitability for youthful offender treatment.