HomeMy WebLinkAboutKCPA-adult-misdemeanor-precharging-diversionKITTITAS COUNTY COURTHOUSE
205 WEST FIFTH, ROOM 213
ELLENSBURG, WA 98926-3129
TELEPHONE: (509) 962-7520
FAX: (509) 962-7022 / SCAN: 962-7520
CIVIL DIVISION
205 WEST FIFTH, ROOM 213
ELLENSBURG, WA 98926-3129
TELEPHONE: (509) 962-7664
FAX: (509) 962-7060
KITTITAS COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
ADULT MISDEMEANOR PRE-CHARGING DIVERSION PROGRAM
2012 Version
A Pre-Charging Diversion program is an alternative method for holding offenders accountable for
violating the law. A Pre-Charging Diversion program removes a criminal case from the processes and
procedures of formal court proceedings. It is designed to be used for first time offenders who have
committed minor offenses with the intention of saving judicial, prosecutorial, and defense resources.
The program is also intended to give an offender the opportunity to accept accountability for their
actions, participate in an evaluation process to determine if there are other issues of concern to be
addressed, and to provide the offender with an opportunity to atone for their actions by providing
service to the community. The benefit to the offender, if they accept responsibility for their actions
and successfully complete the diversion program, is the avoidance of a criminal record. This program
is similar to the program initially started in January, 2011, but with some modifications.
ELIGIBILITY FOR KITTITAS COUNTY PRE-CHARGING DIVERSION PROGRAM:
In order to qualify for a Pre-Charge Diversion, the offender must meet ALL of the following criteria:
•Facing a potential charge of Minor in Possession of Alcohol (MIP), Possession of
Marijuana < 40 grams (POM<40), or Use of Drug Paraphernalia (misdemeanor level,
marijuana related) (UODP). Other crimes are not eligible for the diversion program.
•Must not have obstructed or resisted the investigating officer during the investigation
of the crime or treated the officer in a disrespectful manner
•NO prior convictions for any criminal offense, adult or juvenile.
•NOT have any pending criminal charges
•NOT be facing additional criminal charges from the same c1iminal investigation
•NO previous dismissal of charges resulting from a "Stay of Proceedings", similar
pretrial agreement, or prior participation in the Kittitas County Pre-Charging
Diversion Program.
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