HB687 Summary

• Amends the pretrial diversion program for the Thirty-first Judicial Circuit (Colbert County) to expand traffic offense eligibility by allowing any traffic offense to participate, removing the prior exclusion of driving under the influence (DUI).

• Removes trafficking or distribution of drugs from the list of ineligible offenses, allowing drug-related offenders who have rendered substantial assistance to law enforcement to be accepted at the district attorney's discretion.

• Increases the nonrefundable application fee from $100 to $150 for general applicants and establishes specific higher fees of $250 for drug-related and alcohol-involved traffic offenses.

• Establishes participation fees for accepted applicants: up to $750 for felonies, up to $500 for misdemeanors, and up to $300 for traffic offenses, plus monthly supervision fees of up to $50 per month.

• Allocates $25 of each accepted applicant's fee to the Colbert County General Fund and allows the district attorney to use remaining collected fees to support law enforcement and related agencies.