(a) A person charged with a criminal offense specified in this subsection whose jurisdiction is in the Circuit or District Court of the Thirty-fifth Judicial Circuit may apply to the District Attorney of the Thirty-fifth Judicial Circuit for admittance to the pretrial diversion program. A person charged with any of the following offenses may apply for the program:

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A felony10 years to lifeup to $60,000
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-6

Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-18-81.22

  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) A traffic offense.
(2) A property offense.
(3) An offense in which 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.
(b) The following offenses are ineligible for consideration for the pretrial diversion program:

(1) Trafficking or distribution of drugs, or both.
(2) Any offense involving the abuse of a child or an elderly person.
(3) Any sex offense.
(4) Any Class A felony.
(5) Any offense involving serious injury to a person.
(6) Any offense involving death.
(c) A person deemed by the district attorney to be a threat to the safety or wellbeing of the community shall not be eligible for the pretrial diversion program.
(d) The opinion of law enforcement officers involved in the offense shall be sought and used in the decision as to whether to approve the applicant for the pretrial diversion program.
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