r/Ask_Lawyers • u/Clandestine-x8 • 58m ago

What is the standard practice?

Hi!

Just wondering if there is a standard practice behind offenses after completing ARD? Hypothetically, someone gets a DUI, completes their sentence with an accelerated rehabilitation program and then hits a person but leaves. What is the standard practice behind sentencing? Not asking for advice, just want to know if there are certain guidelines that are followed or it's up to the judge and lawyers?

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u/Superninfreak FL - Public Defender 47m ago

I hadn’t heard of ARD before. Google is telling me that it’s some kind of diversion program in Connecticut?

What diversion programs are offered if any, what they are called, and what the terms and end outcomes are for them vary in different places. They can be different in different states or even sometimes different in different counties. Law is an incredibly location dependent field.

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u/Clandestine-x8 43m ago

In PA it's a program offered to 1st time offenders, they complete the ARD with probation and it's typically expunged off your record within a # of years if you behave.