§ 12-19-13 - Suspension of sentence and probation by district court.
SECTION 12-19-13
§ 12-19-13 Suspension of sentence andprobation by district court. – Whenever any defendant shall appear for sentence before a district court, thecourt may impose a sentence and suspend its execution, or place the defendanton probation without the imposition of a suspended sentence. The defendant maybe placed on probation for the time and on any terms and conditions that thecourt may fix. The period of probation, together with any extension, shall notexceed one year, except that probation may be for a longer period in cases inwhich the district court may by law impose a sentence longer than one year;provided, that the period of probation shall not exceed the longest sentencewhich the court may impose.