Code of Alabama - Title 45: Local Laws - Section 45-42-82.45 - Admission to program

Section 45-42-82.45 - Admission to program.

(a) Upon application by an offender for admission into the pretrial diversion program, and prior to admission and as a part of the district attorney’s evaluation process, the district attorney may require the offender to furnish information concerning past criminal history, education history, work record, family history, medical or psychiatric treatment or care prescribed or received, psychological tests taken, and any other information concerning the offender which the district attorney believes has a bearing on the decision of whether or not the offender should be admitted to the program.

(b) The district attorney may require the offender to submit to any type of test or evaluation process or interview the district attorney deems appropriate in evaluating the offender for admittance into the program. The costs of any test or evaluation shall be paid by the offender or as otherwise agreed to or provided for by this subpart. Further, the offender shall provide to the district attorney written consent to allow the district attorney to receive any educational, work, medical, psychiatric, psychological, or other records deemed necessary by the district attorney for the evaluation process.

(Act 2012­360, p. 892, § 6.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021