There is a Pretrial Intervention fee that must be paid by all participants in the amount of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) as well as the applicable Court Costs
Yes, with the permission of the Court.
A participant in the Pretrial Intervention Program may leave the jurisdiction, but only by an Order entered by the Court authorizing them to do so. The participant must petition the Court, in advance of the travel, and provide the appropriate documentation to facilitate a decision.
Pretrial Intervention Officers may be required to testify in court as to their findings and recommendations; to attend court hearings and update the court regarding the offender’s compliance with the terms of his or her sentence and on the offender’s efforts at rehabilitation. If there is blatant disregard to fulfill the conditions imposed by the Court governing an individual’s participation in the program, the Court will be promptly notified, and the offender may be remanded back for trial.
No, the entire sentence of pretrial intervention must be served, and the conditions met. However, there may be extenuating circumstances which may be considered by the Court provided that the appropriate documentation is provided for the Court to consider.
Probation is a sentence imposed upon convicted criminal offenders for the commission of a crime. The offender is released into the community by the Court’s Order under the supervision of a Probation Officer in lieu of incarceration. Probation may also be unsupervised. Offenders who fail to satisfactorily comply with the conditions of Probation may be subject to revocation of Probation.
Pre-trial Intervention is a program that diverts first time individuals, charged with misdemeanor offences, from the normal prosecution process in order that they can be rehabilitated and returned to the community as productive citizens with no criminal record. Upon successfully completing the Pretrial Intervention Program, the pending criminal charges are dismissed. There is no adjudication of guilt.