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So, pre-trial intervention, or as it’s referred to, PTI, is a diversionary program that’s designed to resolve criminal matters. Basically, what it is is probation, oftent times with conditions such as drug counseling or anger management. A defendant applies to PTI and if they’re accepted, they go into probation for a period of 1 to 3 years. At the end of that probationary period, if they successfully complete probation and meet all of the conditions, the charges against them will be dismissed. And
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that’s the primary benefit. PTI is a great way to resolve a criminal matter because it one involves no jail time and two results in a dismissal of the criminal charges at the end of the case.
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