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Re: Bgallatin post# 38686

Friday, 11/20/2015 8:39:04 PM

Friday, November 20, 2015 8:39:04 PM

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Sounds like a pretrial intervention is a formal program similar to probation, an alternative to a full-blown trial. The felony is wiped out if successfully completed, and saves the court system the cost of a trial. The $120 might be a court cost you must pay to enter the program?

http://www.reasonabledoubt.org/index.php/criminallawblog/entry/understanding-floridas-pre-trial-intervention-program

The Pretrial Intervention Program (PTI) is a diversion program available to some alleged felony offenders that, if successfully completed, results in the criminal charge being dismissed.

What is Pretrial Intervention?

The PTI program is administered by the State of Florida through the Department of Corrections. Eligible individuals who enter into a PTI agreement will be required to participate in a supervised program similar to probation, except at the end of the intervention term, if all conditions are successfully completed, the felony charge will be dismissed. Typical conditions of PTI supervision require monthly reporting, payment of supervision fees, community service and appropriate counseling or treatment if deemed necessary after an evaluation. PTI agreements can be tailored to the needs of particular offenders depending on the nature of the alleged criminal activity. Florida’s PTI program provides eligible individuals charged with a crime an opportunity to be diverted from traditional criminal “justice” sentencing alternatives and the ability to avoid a record of a criminal conviction and the potential of jail or prison sentences.