What is the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) Program?
The Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition Program provides an alternative to a criminal conviction through community service and fees for some defendants. A defendant must apply for the program whereupon the District Attorney’s Office reviews the defendant’s background, nature of the offense and effects on the victims before recommending approval of the request to the court. A defendant who fails to complete the ARD program will be prosecuted for the original offense. The Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition Section of the District Attorney’s Office administers the program.
