Individuals who are charged with a criminal offense are permitted in certain situations to request the Court to grant them intervention in lieu of conviction. Revised Code 2951.041 allows the Court to accept before a guilty plea the Defendant’s request for program participation. If the Court allows the individual to participate in the program, and if the individual is successful, the prosecution ends and the case is dismissed.
Those eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction are individuals charged with:
- Drug Possession
- Drug Trafficking at a 5th Degree Felony Level
- Theft Offenses.
The luxury of anyone receiving intervention in lieu of conviction is that there is NO conviction, NO fines, NO probation, and NO operator’s license suspension and the charge is dismissed as though it didn’t even exist!
If you have any questions or would like our office to help you with the intervention, please don’t hesitate to call!
