2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure–Courts
Chapter 8-2 - Superior Court
Section 8-2-39.3 - Superior court diversion. [Effective on issuance of court rules; see note.].
§ 8-2-39.3. Superior court diversion. [Effective on issuance of court rules; see note.].
In accordance with § 8-6-2, the superior court may create, with the approval of the supreme court, rules for a superior court diversion program. The presiding justice may assign a justice or magistrate to administer the diversion program, in which the defendant enters a plea to the pending matter and agrees to written contractual conditions of diversion with the justice or magistrate, including reporting to the court as instructed for reviews, until such time as the defendant has completed the diversion program to the court's satisfaction and all reviews are completed. Contractual conditions may include, but are not limited to, compliance with counseling, community service, and restitution obligations.
History of Section.
(P.L. 2017, ch. 342, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 353, § 1.)
