(a) A person charged with a criminal offense specified in subsection (b) whose jurisdiction is in the circuit or district court of the Thirty-first Judicial Circuit may apply to the District Attorney of the Thirty-first Judicial Circuit for admittance to the pretrial diversion program.
(b) A person charged with any of the following offenses may apply for the program:
(1) Any traffic offense.
(2) A property offense.
(3) An offense wherein the victim did not receive serious physical injury.
(4) An offense in which the victim was not a child under 14 years of age, a law enforcement officer, a school official, or a correctional officer.
(5) A misdemeanor other than one specifically excluded in this section.
(c) The following offenses are ineligible for consideration for the pretrial diversion program:
(1) Any offense involving the abuse of a child or an elderly person.
(2) Any sex offense.
(3) Any Class A felony, except in the case of drug-related offenses when the defendant has rendered substantial assistance to law enforcement, the defendant may be accepted into the program at the discretion of the district attorney.
(4) Any offense involving serious injury to a person.
(5) Any offense involving death.
(d) A person deemed by the district attorney to be a threat to the safety or well-being of the community shall not be eligible for the pretrial diversion program.
(e) The opinion of law enforcement officers involved in the offense may be sought and used in the decision of whether to approve the applicant for the pretrial diversion program.
Last modified: May 3, 2021