(a) The clerk of the municipal court of the City of Brewton may establish a pretrial diversion program.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-27A-30

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) It shall be among the purposes of the pretrial diversion program to provide an alternative to prosecuting offenders within the City of Brewton’s criminal justice system.
(c) All discretionary powers endowed by the common law and provided for by statutes and acts of this state or powers or discretion otherwise provided by law for the municipal court or municipal prosecutor shall be retained.
(d) The pretrial diversion program shall be under the supervision of the Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Brewton.
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