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Probation

212 W. Main St.
2nd Floor Courthouse
​Vevay, Indiana 47043
Probation is a form of sentencing not requiring incarceration. It is an alternative to sentencing the defendant to jail or prison. 
Probation is a privilege rather than a right.

Chief Probation Officer

Jeff Theetge
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Phone: 812.427.4450
  • Fax: 812.427.4453

Probation Officer

Natalie Williams
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Phone: 812.427.4437
  • Fax: 812.427.4433
Debra Sadler
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Phone: 812.427.4307
  • Fax: 812.427.4433

Useful Links

Switzerland County Drug Awareness Coalition
Online Drug Testing Check-in Site​
SC Youth Support Movement Flyer​ 
Community Group: 3:15-4:00pm (Monday)
*Please contact Juvenile Probation Officer, Natalie Williams for referral. 
Probation Group: 4:00-5:00pm (Monday)

Printable Forms

Community Service Tracking Sheet
Meeting Tracking Sheet

Department Hours

​Your Probation Officer may be contacted during these business hours:
(Preferred method of contact is email)
Monday: 8:00AM – 3:30PM
Tuesday: 8:00AM – 3:30PM
Wednesday: 8:00AM – 3:30PM
Thursday: 8:00AM – 12:00PM 
Friday: 8:00AM – 3:30PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
*If you are calling to reschedule a Probation Appointment you must talk directly to your Probation Officer, you are not permitted to leave a message.

Payment Information

​Cashier's Check, Money Order, Cash or Debit/Credit Card are the only forms of payment that will be accepted. We do not accept personal checks!!

Phone Payment: 812.427.4437
​​*3% charge for all credit/debit card payments

About Probation

The mission of the Switzerland County Probation Department is to provide or refer necessary services to the offender toward reducing criminal/delinquent behavior, while balancing the needs of the offender and ensuring the safety of the community.

Other duties include ...
  1. Supervise and assist adult probationers consistent with Court imposed probation conditions, including furnishing and explaining written statements of such conditions and monitoring probationers’ compliance.
  2. Conducts initial interviews, and prepares various reports, written recommendations, criminal records checks and "Violations of Probation" for the court. 
  3. Conducts risk assessments on probationers to determine risk level for services and supervision.   
  4. Conducts investigative processes including background searches of family, medical, education and criminal histories to provide pre-sentence information to the Court in written form. 
  5. Presents recommendations to the Court answering any questions asked by the judge and files progress reports with the Court submitted by other agencies. 
  6. Attends information sharing meetings with local law enforcement agencies. 
  7. Attends Court sentence hearings, revocation hearings, initial hearings, and fact-finding hearings to provide factual information regarding probationers’ activities and status. 
  8. Coordinates placement for adult probationers in half-way houses and treatment facilities. 
  9. Performs random home searches and/or visits to ensure compliance with conditions or probation.
  10. Prepares and mails Victims Assistance Affidavits and ensures probationers pay required fees, including fines, court costs and restitution.   
  11. Files progress reports with the court submitted by other agencies. 
  12. Conducts presentations for local schools and organizations. 
  13. Prepares paperwork for intra/interstate transfers. 
  14. Supervises defendants placed under conditional discharge by the court. 
  15. Serves on advisory board and other community organizations. 
  16. Figures defendants’ jail credit time for the courts. 
  17. Answers telephones in the office and greets office visitors, providing information and assistance, taking messages, transferring and directing persons to appropriate location and assisting the public with complaints. 
  18. Attends training seminars, complying with Judicial Center’s continuing education requirement of 12 hours per year. 
  19. Serves on 24-hour call for emergencies. 
  20. Performs related duties as assigned. 
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