A. A city or town attorney or prosecutor or a law enforcement agency shall not establish or conduct a diversion program or community based alternative program for juvenile offenders unless the program is authorized by the county attorney and notice is provided to the presiding judge of the juvenile court.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 8-328

  • Juvenile court: means the juvenile division of the superior court when exercising its jurisdiction over children in any proceeding relating to delinquency, dependency or incorrigibility. See Arizona Laws 8-201

B. Beginning January 1, 2011, a city or town attorney or prosecutor or a law enforcement agency that establishes or conducts a diversion program or community based alternative program shall report the citation number, name and date of birth of each juvenile who participates in a diversion program or community based alternative program to the juvenile court in a format approved by the presiding judge of the juvenile court.