Arizona Laws 8-388. Notice of diversion
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If an accused is accepted into a diversion program pursuant to section 8-321, the probation department administering the program shall give the victim notice of the conditions that the accused must comply with in order for the complaint or citation to be adjusted or dismissed. The notice shall state whether restitution was required and that, on request of the victim, the victim has the right to be notified of the accused’s completion of or termination from the program.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 8-388
- Accused: means a juvenile who is referred to juvenile court for committing a delinquent act. See Arizona Laws 8-382
- Department: means the department of child safety. See Arizona Laws 8-201
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- Victim: means a person against whom the delinquent act was committed, or if the person is killed or incapacitated, the person's spouse, parent, child, grandparent or sibling, any other person related to the person by consanguinity or affinity to the second degree or any other lawful representative of the person, except if the person or the person's spouse, parent, child, grandparent, sibling, other person related to the person by consanguinity or affinity to the second degree or other lawful representative is in custody for an offense or is the accused. See Arizona Laws 8-382