For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) APPLICATION FEE. A one-time administrative fee imposed by the municipality as a condition precedent to participating in a pretrial diversion program.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7

Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-31-84.01

  • 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
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • 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
(2) CITY ATTORNEY. The city attorney of the municipality or any legal staff employed by the city attorney.
(3) LAW ENFORCEMENT. As defined in Section 41-8A-1(1).
(4) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. As defined in Section 36-25-1(15), whether employed in the this state or elsewhere.
(5) MUNICIPALITY. A municipality in Geneva County that has a municipal court, city attorney, and police department.
(6) OFFENDER. Any person charged with a criminal offense, including, but not limited to, any misdemeanor, violation, or traffic offense, as defined by existing law, which was allegedly committed in the corporate limits or police jurisdiction of the municipality.
(7) PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM or PROGRAM. A program that allows the imposition by the city or by a designated agency of certain conditions of behavior and conduct for a specified period of time upon an offender which allow the offender to have his or her charges reduced, dismissed without prejudice, or otherwise mitigated should all of the conditions be met during the time frame set by the city attorney.
(8) SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY. As defined in Section 13A-1-2(14).
(9) SUPERVISION FEE. Any fee other than the application fee imposed by any agency providing supervision of treatment of the offender.
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