Section 45-28-82.35 – Use of Other Programs.
Section 45-28-82.35 Use of other programs. The district attorney, to the extent practicable, may utilize the services of an existing community corrections program established pursuant to Section 15-18-170, to provide for the supervision of a defendant participating in the pretrial diversion program. The district attorney may utilize the services of an existing drug court program […]
Section 45-28-82.27 – Costs and Fees.
Section 45-28-82.27 Costs and fees. (a) An offender may be assessed an application fee when he or she is approved for the program. The amount of the fee for participation in the program shall be in addition to any court costs, assessments for crime victim’s compensation fund, Department of Forensic Science assessments, drug, alcohol, or […]
Section 45-28-82.28 – Treatment Programs; Drug Testing.
Section 45-28-82.28 Treatment programs; drug testing. The district attorney and the offender may enter into an agreement, as a part of the pretrial diversion program, that the offender be admitted to a drug or alcohol program on an inpatient or outpatient basis or receive other treatment alternatives for substance abuse. The district attorney may require […]
Section 45-28-82.29 – Written Agreement; Other Terms and Conditions.
Section 45-28-82.29 Written agreement; other terms and conditions. (a) In any case in which an offender is admitted into a pretrial diversion program, there shall be a written agreement between the district attorney and the offender. The agreement shall include the terms of the pretrial diversion program, the length of the program, and the period […]
Section 45-28-82.30 – Disposition of Funds.
Section 45-28-82.30 Disposition of funds. All fees paid to the district attorney by offenders pursuant to this subpart shall be paid into the District Attorney’s Solicitor Fund. The district attorney shall disburse 10 percent to the Sheriff of Etowah County to be deposited into the Law Enforcement Fund, and 10 percent, if the Sixteenth Judicial […]
Section 45-28-82.31 – Violations; Waiver.
Section 45-28-82.31 Violations; waiver. (a) If the offender violates the conditions of the pretrial diversion program, the district attorney may terminate the participation of the offender in the program. The offender shall be given written notice of the intent of the district attorney to terminate him or her from the pretrial diversion program including the […]
Section 45-28-82.32 – Liability.
Section 45-28-82.32 Liability. The district attorney or his or her staff shall have no liability, criminal or civil, for the conduct of any offender while participating in the pretrial diversion program or of any service provider or their agents that are contracted to or who have agreed to provide services to the pretrial diversion program. […]
Section 45-28-82.33 – Funding.
Section 45-28-82.33 Funding. The pretrial diversion program may apply for grants, may accept gifts from individuals or corporations, and may receive funding or appropriations from city, county, or state agencies or departments to be used in the maintenance or expansion of the pretrial diversion program. (Act 2011-606, p. 1342, §14.)
Section 45-28-82 – Supernumerary District Attorneys.
Section 45-28-82 Supernumerary district attorneys. Persons who have served as district attorneys in Etowah County and who are in all manner and respects entitled to status as supernumerary district attorneys under the general law of the state and who have elected to become supernumerary district attorneys pursuant to such general law shall be entitled to […]
Section 45-28-82.34 – Advisory Board.
Section 45-28-82.34 Advisory board. The district attorney may form an advisory board within the county or judicial circuit named the Citizens Advisory Board for Pretrial Diversion to assist the district attorney in the determination of appropriate pretrial diversion candidates. The district attorney shall retain the final decision as to the admittance or denial of individuals […]