2014 Statute
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22-2908. Grant of diversion; factors to consider; when prohibited. (a) In determining whether diversion of a defendant is in the interests of justice and of benefit to the defendant and the community, the county or district attorney shall consider at least the following factors among all factors considered: (1) The nature of the crime charged and the circumstances surrounding it; (2) any special characteristics or circumstances of the defendant; (3) whether the defendant is a first-time offender and if the defendant has previously participated in diversion, according to the certification of the Kansas bureau of investigation or the division of vehicles of the department of revenue; (4) whether there is a probability that the defendant will cooperate with and benefit from diversion; (5) whether the available diversion program is appropriate to the needs of the defendant; (6) the impact of the diversion of the defendant upon the community; (7) recommendations, if any, of the involved law enforcement agency; (8) recommendations, if any, of the victim; (9) provisions for restitution; and (10) any mitigating circumstances. (b) A county or district attorney shall not enter into a diversion agreement in lieu of further criminal proceedings on a complaint if: (1) The complaint alleges a violation of K.S.A. 8-1567 or K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 8-1025, and amendments thereto, and the defendant: (A) Has previously participated in diversion upon a complaint alleging a violation of that statute or an ordinance of a city in this state which prohibits the acts prohibited by that statute; (B) has previously been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a violation of that statute or a violation of a law of another state or of a political subdivision of this or any other state, which law prohibits the acts prohibited by that statute; or (C) during the time of the alleged violation was involved in a motor vehicle accident or collision resulting in personal injury or death; (2) the complaint alleges that the defendant committed a class A or B felony or for crimes committed on or after July 1, 1993, an off-grid crime, a severity level 1, 2 or 3 felony for nondrug crimes, a drug severity level 1 or 2 felony for drug crimes committed on or after July 1, 1993, but prior to July 1, 2012, or a drug severity level 1, 2 or 3 felony committed on or after July 1, 2012; or (3) the complaint alleges a domestic violence offense, as defined in K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 21-5111, and amendments thereto, and the defendant has participated in two or more diversions in the previous five year period upon complaints alleging a domestic violence offense. (c) A county or district attorney may enter into a diversion agreement in lieu of further criminal proceedings on a complaint for violations of article 10 of chapter 32 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, if such diversion carries the same penalties as the conviction for the corresponding violations. If the defendant has previously participated in one or more diversions for violations of article 10 of chapter 32 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, then each subsequent diversion shall carry the same penalties as the conviction for the corresponding violations. |
History: L. 1978, ch. 131, § 3; L. 1981, ch. 153, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 144, § 6; L. 1984, ch. 119, § 11; L. 1985, ch. 48, § 16; L. 1986, ch. 185, § 2; L. 1992, ch. 239, § 257; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 190; L. 2005, ch. 182, § 8; L. 2010, ch. 101, § 9; L. 2011, ch. 91, § 14; L. 2012, ch. 150, § 40; L. 2013, ch. 133, § 11; July 1. |
Section was also amended by L. 2011, ch. 30, § 121, but that version was repealed by L. 2011, ch. 91, § 41. Section was amended twice in the 2012 session, see also 22-2908a. |
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