San Juan County District Court

		
		
                                                                LCrRLJ 8.2
                                                           DEFERRED PROSECUTION

(a)   Deferred Prosecutions, Petition and Order:

(1)   A petition for deferred prosecution under 10.05 RCW shall be filed and served on the prosecuting attorney no
later than five days before the date set for the pre-trial hearing, and in no event less than 14 days before the date
set for trial.  The petition must be accompanied by an evaluation that meets the court standards as set forth in
LCrRLJ 8.13(b).

(2)   A Deferred Prosecution Pre-Sentence Evaluation must be completed with the probation department at least 5 days
prior to pre-trial hearing.

(3)   No petition shall be heard without approval and recommendation from the probation department.

(3)   Petition and Order for Deferred Prosecution shall be submitted on a form approved for use by the court.

(4)   The evaluation accompanying the petition for deferred prosecution must be performed by a state-approved treatment
facility and must meet the evaluation standards set forth in LCrRLJ 8.13(b).

[Amended September 1, 1997, amended September 1, 2010, amended September 1, 2018]