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2022 SESSION
HB 1241 Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program; created.
Introduced by: G. "John" Avoli | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program. Authorizes the attorney for the Commonwealth for each judicial circuit of the Commonwealth to create and administer a Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program for the purpose of providing an alternative to prosecuting offenders in the criminal justice system. The bill provides that entry into such program shall be at the discretion of the attorney for the Commonwealth based upon written guidelines and that no attorney for the Commonwealth shall accept any offender into such program for an offense for which punishment includes a mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment.
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- 01/19/22 House: Presented and ordered printed 22103605D
- 01/19/22 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/25/22 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/26/22 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/15/22 House: Left in Courts of Justice