Washington Petition For Deferred Prosecution of Criminal Mistreatment Charge is a legal petition available in the state of Washington, which allows those accused of a misdemeanor charge of criminal mistreatment to defer prosecution of the charge. If the petition is granted, the accused does not have to stand trial and the charge is dismissed. There are two types of Washington Petition For Deferred Prosecution of Criminal Mistreatment Charge: deferred prosecution and dismissal. In the deferred prosecution option, the accused is allowed to participate in specific rehabilitative services and programs for a set period of time. If the conditions of the deferment are met, the charges are dismissed. With the dismissal option, the accused is required to complete certain rehabilitative services and programs, and upon successful completion of these, the charges are dismissed.