What is pre-trial intervention (PTI)?
In certain cases (usually first offenders) the state attorney will consider allowing the accused to go into a type of intervention program that is like being on probation for a period of time, usually from one year to eighteen months to see if the accused can prove that he or she can function as a law abiding citizen. If the program is completed, the state attorney drops the charges and the and then the accused may be eligible to have the criminal history expunged or sealed. The Office of the State Attorney has sole discretion on which people are allowed into the program, and which people are not.
