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A: Go to your Preliminary Hearing at the Magisterial District Justice Office. Request an ARD application at the front desk. Fill out the entire application. If you have an attorney, fill out the application with your attorney.

The program is designed to recognize those offenders who are amenable to treatment and rehabilitation and effectively remove their cases from the criminal justice system, thereby freeing resources better used elsewhere. Generally, an individual must waive their preliminary hearing and formal arraignment to receive ARD.

File the original Motion for Dismissal and Expungement (A.R.D.) with the Clerk of Courts Office. There is a filing fee of $247.

ARD (Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition) A DUI offense is eligible for ARD under the following circumstances: • It is a first offense within 10 years. No person, other than the offender, was killed or seriously injured. There was no passenger in the offender's vehicle under the age of 14 at the time of the offense.

File the original Motion for Dismissal and Expungement (A.R.D.) with the Clerk of Courts Office. There is a filing fee of $247. File a copy of the Motion with the District Attorney's office. You must make service to the District Attorney.

The Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program is a diversion program that allows for individuals facing a non-violence first time offense to avoid having a conviction on their record. Upon successful completion of the program, an individual can earn expungement or dismissal of the charges against them.

The length of the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program can be anywhere from 6 to 24 months. For a typical DUI case, the length is usually 12 months.

The length of the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program can be anywhere from 6 to 24 months. For a typical DUI case, the length is usually 12 months.