Are Any Alternative Programs Available For First Time Drug Offenders In California?
There is a pre-trial and pre-plea drug court option, which are collaborative. This program is part of a collaborative court where the DA, judge, defense attorney and defendant are all on the same page in regard to the defendant’s plan to participate in some sort of treatment and report to court consistently in order to show their progress. After that time has passed, their charges will be dismissed and they will be eligible to have that record of arrest sealed and ultimately destroyed.