{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-9-500.22","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 9-500.22","heading":"Prosecution diversion programs","body":"A. The chief prosecuting officer of a city or town may establish a diversion program that provides for the dismissal of a criminal complaint on successful completion of the program's requirements. Diversion shall not be available to persons accused of a crime involving the discharge, use or threatening exhibition of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument.\n\nB. The prosecutor has sole discretion to decide whether to divert prosecution of an offender when the diversion occurs before a guilty plea or trial. The diversion program may be structured to require a guilty plea before entry into the program.","path":["Title 9 Cities and Towns"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/9/00500-22.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"95bb0cd2d14b28ebca6ed9360fb1fd6e11f7244539e003a712ba113249a24df5","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-9-500.21","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-9-500.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}