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EXHIBIT A <br />, <br />/ .,1 . ~ ' <br />Kitlltas Counr, Prosccifllnu Anorney <br />I 1 , __ .,. I <br />.. , t ~ ! ) & t•• ' <br />~,Tir ,:-; ,,,. ~ <br />Killitas a;, 'IIRIYl'flJSlfCUIJ~fl ANOIRIJY <br />KITTITAS COUNTY COURTHOUSE ~:¾ "'~R-~"ii-@ R, , t., ZEIOJ'PEL '?'-:-,.. I <br />205 WEST FIFTH, ROOM 213 <br />ELLENSBURG, WA 98926-3129 <br />TELEPHONE: (509) 962-7520 <br />FAX. (509) 962-7022 / SCAN: 9oZ•7S20 <br />/ <br />I <br />{ . <br />I' <br />CIVIL DIVISION <br />205 WEST FIFTH, ROOM 213 <br />ELLENSBURG, WA 98926-3129 <br />TELEPHONE: (509) 962-7664 <br />FAX: (509) 962-7060 <br />KITTITAS COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY <br />ADULT l\tIISDEl\tlEANOR PRE-CHARGING DIVERSION PROGRAI\tl <br />2012 Version <br />A Pre-Charging Diversion program is an alternative method for holding offenders accountable for <br />violating the law. A Pre-Charging Diversion program removes a criminal case from the processes and <br />procedures of formal court proceedings. It is designed to be used for first time offenders who have <br />committed minor offenses with the intention of saving judicial, prosecutorial, and defense resources. <br />The program is also intended to give an offender the opportunity to accept accountability for their <br />actions, participate in an evaluation process to determine if there are other issues of concern to be <br />addressed, and to provide the offender with an opportunity to atone for their actions by providing <br />service to the community. The benefit to the offender, if they accept responsibility for their actions <br />and successfully complete the diversion program, is the avoidance of a criminal record. This program <br />is similar to the program initially started in January, 2011, but with some modifications. <br />ELIGIBILITY FOR KITTITAS COUNTY PRE-CHARGING Dl\'ERSION PROGRAM: <br />In order to qualify for a Pre-Charge Diversion, the offender must meet ALL of the following criteria: <br />• Facing a potential charge of Minor in Possession of Alcohol (MIP), Possession of <br />Marijuana< 40 grams (POM<40), or Use of Drug Paraphernalia (misdemeanor level, <br />marijuana related) (UODP). Other crimes are not eligible for the diversion program. <br />• Must not have obstructed or resisted the investigating officer during the investigation <br />of the crime or treated the officer in a disrespectful manner <br />• NO prior convictions for any criminal offense, adult or juvenile. <br />• NOT have any pending criminal charges <br />• NOT be facing additional criminal charges from the same criminal investigation <br />• NO previous dismissal of charges resulting from a "Stay of Proceedings", similar <br />pretrial agreement, or prior participation in the Kittitas County Pre-Charging <br />Diversion Program. <br />llDiversion Program Outline-2012