A home supervision contract for a juvenile feels like a "mini-probation."  Under the home supervision contract, your child voluntarily agrees to follow specific rules in exchange for being released from the juvenile hall before trial. If your child violates any provisions of the home supervision contract, they'll be taken back into custody at juvenile hall. Typical requirements include curfew restrictions, travel restrictions, and parental supervision. If your child is released on home supervision, it is extremely important that you know the whereabouts of your child at all times, as the probation department may conduct random checks to enforce the parental supervision requirements. In addition to the rules imposed on your child, the court can order parents to comply with reasonable conditions like enforcing the child's curfew.  If the probation department determines that the child is unlikely to be properly supervised in their parent's home, the supervision contract may also require the child to stay with a relative.