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Office Of

ALLEN COUNTY ATTORNEY

Wade H. Bowie II Christopher Phelan

Allen County Attorney Assistant Allen County Attorney

Diversion Information

Please check your ticket to be sure that it is an Allen County Ticket.

1. Check the top of the ticket, does it say “ALLEN” county.

2. Check appearance time, is it at 9:00 A.M.

If your ticket meets these requirements continue on.

To qualify for a speeding ticket diversion you must… All others are at the discretion of the Allen County Attorney or Assistant Attorney

1. Not be a habitual violator, 3 or more speeding tickets in 5 years

2. Not to have been going more than twenty (20) miles over the posted speed limit.

3. Not have a valid Commercial Driver’s License

See Statute for Commercial DL

8-2,150

Chapter 8.--AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES

Article 2.--DRIVERS' LICENSES

      8-2,150.   Commercial driver's licenses; diversion agreements not allowed. (a) A driver may not enter into a diversion agreement in lieu of further criminal proceedings that would prevent such driver's conviction for any violation, in any type of motor vehicle, of a state or local traffic control law, except a parking violation, from appearing on the driver's record, whether the driver was convicted for an offense committed in the state where the driver is licensed or another state.

      (b)   The provisions of this section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas uniform commercial drivers' license act.

If you qualify continue here.

Once you fill out and return the diversion application we will notify the Clerk of the District Court that you have applied for a diversion and they will give you thirty (30) days from your original appearance date to complete the diversion.

Do not pay any money now, when you have been accepted ,we will send you a diversion agreement, in the diversion agreement there are instructions for payment.

Your diversion will not be filed with the District court until your original diversion is received with the diversion fee and CASA fee.

The cost for a diversion varies from the violation to be diverted.

Allen County Attorney’s Office

1 N. Washington

Iola KS. 66749

Lynn Cameron- Criminal Administrative Assistant and Victim/Witness Coordinator.

lynn@

Deborah Regehr- Traffic and Juvenile Administrative Assistant –dregehr@

Molly Riebel -Bad Check Coordinator

mriebel@

CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocate

The Allen County Attorney’s Office gives $25.00 of it’s diversion fee to CASA.

For more information about CASA and to make a donation ….. CASA LINK

For 1st time DUI Applicants: The $150.00 fee for the evaluation must be paid to the County Attorney’s Office upon submitting your application for diversion. If paying by check; please make check payable to: Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS

STATE OF KANSAS, )

Plaintiff, )

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v. ) Case No. ________

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_____________________, )

Defendant. )

____________________________)

DIVERSION APPLICATION

1. Name:_______________________________________________________

First Middle Last

Any alias used in the last five years:_______________________________

____________________________________________________________

2. Address:_____________________________________________________

Street City State Zip

3. Telephone Numbers:____________________________________________

Home Work

4. Length of residence at given address:_______________________________

5. Previous address:______________________________________________

Street City State Zip

6. Social Security Number:_________________________________________

7. Race:_________ Sex:__________ Date of Birth:________________

8. Date of Offense:___________________

9. Charge(s) filed against you:______________________________________

10. Traffic cases, list arresting officer:_________________________________

11. Driver’s license state and number:_________________________________

(do not need to fill out question 16 for speeding diversions)

12. Employment (list current and previous employers and dates with each): ____________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. List the name and address of your immediate family:__________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. List your medical history including any mental health treatment or counseling:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. List any alcohol/drug treatment programs and dates of attendance:_______

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

16. List general information of your present financial status. Please attach pay stubs for the last month.

a. Employer:__________________________________________________

b. Length of employment:________________________________________

c. Previous employer:___________________________________________

d. Net and Gross Pay:___________________________________________

e. Paid period:_________________________________________________

f. Monthly payments owed:______________________________________

g. Total indebtedness:___________________________________________

17. List any incidence where you were arrested, charged or convicted of crimes whether felony, misdemeanor or traffic. List the city and state of the incident and result of the incident:_________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

18. DO NOT SEND PAYMENT NOW. If you are accepted we will send you a diversion agreement with instruction on payment method.

___________________________

, Defendant

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