What pretrial diversion or drug court programs exist in Alabama?

Q: What pretrial diversion or drug court programs exist in Alabama?

Alabama's diversion statutes are spread across Title 12. 1. Pretrial Intervention / Diversion (DA-Run). Ala. Code § 12-17-226 to -226.16 authorize each circuit's DA to operate pretrial diversion; supervision up to 2 years; application fee up to $1,000; completion = dismissal. 2. Statutory Deferred Adjudication / Judicial Diversion. No general statutory judicial diversion. Ala. Code § 13A-12-218 (first-time drug user) provides a similar effect via probation. Veterans Court and Drug Court provide post-plea diversion. 3. Drug Court. Ala. Code § 12-23A-1 to -16 establish statewide Drug Court framework; AOC certifies; 60+ statewide. 4. Veterans Treatment Court. Ala. Code § 12-25-39; first opened in Madison County 2011. 5. Mental Health Court. Authorized administratively by AOC; coordinates with ADMH. 6. DUI Court. Authorized under § 12-23A framework; ignition interlock under § 32-5A-191(n). 7. Youthful Offender Act (YOA). Ala. Code § 15-19-1 to -7 allows defendants under 21 to be adjudicated youthful offender; sentence capped at 3 years; records sealed. 8. First-Time-Offender Statute. Ala. Code § 13A-12-218 (drug first offender); expungement under § 15-27-1 to -19 for non-convictions; pardon authority for convictions. 9. Effects. PTI completion = dismissal; YOA = sealed adjudication, not conviction. Federal databases persist. 10. Federal Pretrial Diversion. 18 U.S.C. § 3154; NDAL, MDAL, SDAL operate PTD. This is legal information, not legal advice.

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Alabama's diversion statutes are spread across Title 12.

1. Pretrial Intervention / Diversion (DA-Run). Ala. Code § 12-17-226 to -226.16 authorize each circuit's DA to operate pretrial diversion; supervision up to 2 years; application fee up to $1,000; completion = dismissal.

2. Statutory Deferred Adjudication / Judicial Diversion. No general statutory judicial diversion. Ala. Code § 13A-12-218 (first-time drug user) provides a similar effect via probation. Veterans Court and Drug Court provide post-plea diversion.

3. Drug Court. Ala. Code § 12-23A-1 to -16 establish statewide Drug Court framework; AOC certifies; 60+ statewide.

4. Veterans Treatment Court. Ala. Code § 12-25-39; first opened in Madison County 2011.

5. Mental Health Court. Authorized administratively by AOC; coordinates with ADMH.

6. DUI Court. Authorized under § 12-23A framework; ignition interlock under § 32-5A-191(n).

7. Youthful Offender Act (YOA). Ala. Code § 15-19-1 to -7 allows defendants under 21 to be adjudicated youthful offender; sentence capped at 3 years; records sealed.

8. First-Time-Offender Statute. Ala. Code § 13A-12-218 (drug first offender); expungement under § 15-27-1 to -19 for non-convictions; pardon authority for convictions.

9. Effects. PTI completion = dismissal; YOA = sealed adjudication, not conviction. Federal databases persist.

10. Federal Pretrial Diversion. 18 U.S.C. § 3154; NDAL, MDAL, SDAL operate PTD.

This is legal information, not legal advice.