Question: Are there Drug Diversion Programs in Chatham County?
Answer: There are drug diversion programs in most every county around Savannah. And really this is something that’s usually reserved for first-time offenders. It’s something that’s supposed to alleviate a little bit of work from the courts, but also the main focus is to help you when you’ve got a drug charge. Because if you have one drug charge and they prosecute you, it could follow you for the rest of your life. But by doing drug diversion and working out a good deal, you could do, say, a few hours, maybe 10 to 50 hours of community service, pay a little fine, and then the charges are dropped: it will never go on your record; your employers won’t be able to see that; if you, say, apply to schools, you won’t have to disclose that in any way; that’s gone, and that’s certainly one of the benefits of drug diversion.