Diversion?

That happened to me last year around thjs time of year actually. Well last year i was a minor so it may be a bit different. I made a deal with my judge. Since i had no way of payin 300+ dollars the judge told me if i go to a rehab program and am clean for the whole rime she would lower my fee to $30. The rate you get drug tested all depends on the program you go with. I was in a group program and would get drug tested every other week and I had to stay clean until i completed my rehab program and went to court. My rehabilitation program was 12 weeks in total and I had to wait a few weeks until my appointed court date. Like i said before I was a juvenile when I got arrested for the marijuana possession and juveniles and adults are treated differently. I also live in Los Angeles so the court systems are bit more lenient some places are stricter than others. If its less than on ounce you will het an infraction its just like a driving ticket. I have 2 felonies and a misdemeanor prior to that arrest and i didnt get into that much trouble so if you live in cali you should be good.

 

Isn't diversion for minors...?

 

Yes its for minors, it is a program designed to keep you from becoming a "repeat offender" idk what state you are in so it might be different, it is sort of a mentor group, there will be other minors on diversion there, it is designed to give you a second chance once completed the charged will be erased from your record but not completely (you wont be "adjudicated" of anything) thats why this is your only chance, fuck up and that possession charge will stick, they should go over the rules with you wich is usually stay out of trouble (no police contact), dont come out positive on drug tests (if tested) i wasnt tested except for one incident where the whole group was drug tested because they smelled weed during the session, as for the whole "pay the ticket" situation, yes part of the program is doing right to whoever you did wrong, this includes any fees you may have aquired, these must be payed before you are terminated from the program, if i remember correctly (most likely i dont) there are 12 steps, my group met every thurdsday to do one step, you might be looking at a good 3-4 month t-break, that is if you dont wanna risk it.

 

[quote name='"junkiedays"']I had a friend who was in diversion for a while, and she had to take drug tests.

Once her diversion was over, they also kept trying to drag it on and give her more drug tests with various red tape bullshit.[/quote]

This is true, i had to do a 90 day follow up for a whole hear, basicly every 90 days youd meet up and discuss what youve been up to.

 

damn that sucks. hope everything works out for you

 

[quote name='"junkiedays"']

I think it's primarily given to minors, but not exclusively for minors.

Diversion program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

My friend who was in diversion (for drunk driving, and yes it was really my friend, I don't drink and drive ) was a minor at the time, but I've heard of people who weren't minors getting diversion as well. In fact, I had another friend who got hit with a DUI in his mid-20's who was also put on diversion.[/quote]

[quote name='"junkiedays"']

I think it's primarily given to minors, but not exclusively for minors.

Diversion program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

My friend who was in diversion (for drunk driving, and yes it was really my friend, I don't drink and drive ) was a minor at the time, but I've heard of people who weren't minors getting diversion as well. In fact, I had another friend who got hit with a DUI in his mid-20's who was also put on diversion.[/quote]

Wrong. Just because you read it on the Internet does not mean it true. Here let me pull out my book from juvenile justice class that I am in. Diversion- a general term for a wide range of programs that keep JUVENILES who commit crimes out of formal juvenile justice system. Diversion programs are in place to correct or prevent future and more serious problems in occurring and preventing the juveniles further involvement in the CJ system.

That being said some districts can try up to a 20 year as a juvi but highly unlikely with how over crowded the juvi system is as well. They can be charged as a adult and let out early as if you are a juvenile you are doing our whole sentence.

 

Isn't it just an infraction? Pay the fine dude. Fuxk a drug test.