(a) A person charged with a criminal offense or violation as specified in this section within the jurisdiction of the municipal court may apply with the municipal prosecutor for admittance into the pretrial diversion program.
(b) A person charged with any of the following may apply for admission into the program:
(1) A traffic offense, other than driving under the influence.
(2) A property offense.
(3) An offense wherein the victim did not receive serious physical injury.
(4) An offense in which the victim was not a child under 14 years of age, a law enforcement officer, a school official, or a correctional officer.
(5) A misdemeanor other than one specifically excluded in this section.
(6) A violation classified under this code.
(7) A violation or offense classified under the Municipal Code of the City of Brewton.
(c) The following offenses are ineligible for consideration for the pretrial diversion program:
(1) Any offense involving the abuse of a child or an elderly person.
(2) Any sex offense.
(3) Any offense involving serious physical injury to a person.
(4) Driving under the influence.
(d) A person deemed by the municipal prosecutor to be a threat to the safety or well-being of the community shall not be eligible for the pretrial diversion program.
(e) The municipal prosecutor, in his or her sole discretion, may waive any of the ineligible or prohibited offenses set forth in subsections (b) and (c) if the municipal prosecutor finds that justice or special circumstances dictate such a waiver.
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