We help clients get into the Jefferson County DUI Diversion program on a regular basis. We work hard to help clients understand the process, what to expect and what happens next. We follow through with our clients throughout the year long process and, to date, our candidate graduation success rate remains nearly perfect.
A legal screening and NCIC are conducted by the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office within 2-3 weeks of your arraignment to determine eligibility. If you are not eligible, you are prosecuted as usual.
Upon admission, you will …
If after three months you are on-track with the DUI Diversion program, the case is then continued for nine months for proof of completion. If you are charged with a new offense or if the director of the DUI Diversion Program determines that you have failed to comply with the program, then the DUI Diversion agreement will be terminated and your DUI case will be returned to court for sentencing.
The guilty plea is set aside and the DUI case is dismissed with a stipulation of probable cause and with an agreement that the dismissal will not be expunged for a period of two years from the date of your dismissal.
If you fail to complete any listed requirements or receives any new charges while completing the DUI Diversion Program, the program agreement will be terminated, and the case will be returned to court for formal sentencing.
The director of the DUI Diversion Program reserves the right to impose appropriate sanctions in lieu of termination from the DUI Diversion Program based on the nature of the new offense or lack of compliance.
If you are charged with a new DUI charge, then the DUI Diversion Program agreement will be terminated and you agrees to be sentenced on the original DUI charge to a $500 fine, a $375 service fee, court costs, an alcohol education program, 120-day operator’s license suspension and 30 days to serve in the Jefferson County Jail. You will be prosecuted as usual for DUI Second Offense on the new DUI charge.
Inappropriate dress, behavior or language will NOT be tolerated. Proper attire is required for all future court dates.
Upon successful completion of the program, the guilty plea is set aside and the DUI case is dismissed with a stipulation of probable cause and with an agreement that the dismissal will not be expunged for a period of two years from the date of your dismissal.