Pretrial Sample Statement

The period of PTI can vary with the charge, but is generally considerably shorter than a period of probation. PTI also generally has less strenuous requirements as compared to probation.

For many nonviolent crimes, such as theft, pretrial diversion is an option.To qualify for diversion, you must be willing to admit your guilt and offer a guilty plea, which the court will hold without a final judgment while you participate in a program similar to probation for a period of time.

Pretrial Intervention is a treatment program designed to rehabilitate the defendant while preventing future serious crimes. PTI replaces jail time for offenders and upon completion, criminal charges are dismissed, keeping your criminal record clean.

Your arrest will typically be expunged off your record upon successful completion of PTI, and the expungement should be completed fairly quickly b/c there was no conviction.

You do not have to plead guilty for PTI or Pre Trial Intervention. By being referred to PTI your case is abated or held until such time as you complete the program so your not guilty is still on the record.

Probation officers will still be supervising you while on PTI, but you are not officially on "probation". The period of PTI can vary with the charge, but is generally considerably shorter than a period of probation. PTI also generally has less strenuous requirements as compared to probation.

Pre-trial probation requires that the defendant be placed on either supervised or unsupervised probation for a specified time period before criminal conviction is entered.

PTI is not a conviction. It is neither a misdemeanor nor a felony. If you have not expunged the record of your arrest, that will show up on a background check, but only as an arrest. The best thing you can do is expunge the arrest and all records...

The Felony Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) program is a diversion program operated by the Florida Department of Corrections. The purpose of the PTI program is to afford first time felony offenders the opportunity to avoid the stigma of a criminal conviction by diverting their case from the trial court process.