Community Service Unpaid work that benefits the community and that may be required of a convicted defendant as an alternative to a jail sentence.
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Community Service Order: A sentence, which may have been given instead of detention to an offender over 16. He or she must work for between 40 and 240 hours, unpaid, in the community, supervised by a Probation Officer.
Community Service Labor Program: Also called CSLP. A community service program for persons charged with drug offenses. Upon successful completion of the community service sentence, the criminal case is dismissed.
a much lighter disposition of a criminal charge regarding an adult accused who would be prepared to plead guilty and which does not result in a criminal record or incarceration but instead usually results in a mild penalty such as community service, ...
It may be time in jail, community service or a period of probation. TOP Sequestration : The taking of someone's property, voluntarily (by deposit) or involuntarily (by seizure), by court officers or into the possession of a third party, ...
" Technically, a sentence includes all fines, community service, restitution or other punishment, or terms of probation.
A sentence can range from a fine and community service to life imprisonment or death.
Those convicted of a misdemeanor are generally punished with a maximum of 6 months in a local or county jail but other possibilities may include probation, community service, and weekend imprisonment or some combination of all of those.
Public Benefit Corporation: A term used in some states for a nonprofit community service corporation. Typical examples are clubs like Kiwanis, Rotary, and Lions.
PROBATION: The release into the community of a defendant who has been found guilty of a crime, typically under certain conditions, such as paying a fine, doing community service or attending a drug treatment program.
Sentence
The punishment given to a person who has been convicted (i.e. found to be guilty) of a crime. It may be time in jail, community service, a fine, and/or a period of probation.
Restitution - Either financial reimbursement to the victim or community service imposed by the court for a crime committed.
In criminal law, a sanction is the punishment for a criminal offense. The criminal sanction for a criminal defendant varies according to the crime and includes such measures as death, incarceration, probation, community service, and monetary fines.
 See also: Service, Term, Community, Law, Person
  
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