Section 42-8-37. Effect of termination of probated portion of sentence; review of cases of persons receiving probated sentence; reports

   (a) Upon the termination of the probated portion of a sentence, the probationer shall be released from probation and shall not be liable to sentence for the crime for which probation was allowed; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be construed to prohibit the conviction and sentencing of the probationer for the subsequent commission of the same or a similar offense or for the subsequent continuation of the offense for which he or she was previously sentenced.

(b) The court may at any time cause the probationer to appear before it to be admonished or commended and, when satisfied that its action would be for the best interests of justice and the welfare of society, may discharge the probationer from further supervision.

(c) The case of each person receiving a probated sentence of more than two years shall be reviewed by the probation supervisor responsible for that case after service of two years on probation, and a written report of the probationer's progress shall be submitted to the sentencing court along with the supervisor's recommendation as to early termination. Each such case shall be reviewed and a written report submitted annually thereafter until the termination, expiration, or other disposition of the case.

Ga. L. 1956, p. 27, § 11; Ga. L. 1972, p. 604, § 9; Ga. L. 1985, p. 516, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 7-10/HB 1176.