Juvenile Diversion

• Diversion is a program designed for first-time offenders charged with relatively minor offenses.
• Diversion is a privilege and not a right.
• If the youth's diversion is revoked, the youth may be found to be a juvenile offender and have a formal juvenile record.
• If all the requirements of the diversion are completed, the case will be dismissed
• If the youth is found to be a juvenile offender, then the court can order various alternatives such as a fine, probation, house arrest, out-of-home placement, confinement in a juvenile correctional facility and other rehabilitative services, therapies and programs that are available to the court.

Diversion Acceptability Criterion:

1. No prior juvenile adjudications or diversions in Kansas or any other jurisdiction;
2. Only one current juvenile offender complaint pending against the juvenile;
3. No prior adult criminal convictions in Kansas or any other jurisdiction (does not include traffic offenses or minor municipal offenses);
4. No current charge(s) higher than a level 7 felony (exception: sex cases) or no current charge involving the manufacture, sale or delivery of drugs;
5. No more than five counts charged in the current complaint; and
6. Must accept responsibility for the underling offense.

If you have any questions, please consult our frequently asked questions or call (913) 715-7476.

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