What is the Citation Program?
The citation/diverson program is an educational program that deals with minors that receive law violations in Davis County for what would be considered a Class B misdemeanor or less if committed by an adult. The juvenile is issued a citation by the law enforcement with a time and date to appear at the Juvenile Court. The program is held every Tuesday at 8:30 or 10:00 and consists of Probation Staff presenting educational information to parents and juveniles about the most commonly referred offenses at the Juvenile Court. Once the presentation is finished a Probation Officer may meet with the juvenile and parent individually or in a group setting based upon the juveniles prior record. Most cases that are referred to the citation program are handled nonjudicially with a written agreement to complete either fines, community service, restitution, an educational class, or some other agreed upon consequence. As part of the citation program during the months of November and December 1999, the
