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Committee advances bill replacing ARD for DUI with DUI treatment court program
Summary
House Bill 1615 would replace Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) for DUI with a DUI treatment court program, require an admission of guilt as a condition of program entry, and retain expungement on successful completion; the committee reported the bill as amended, 25-1, amid debate over constitutional safeguards for pleas.
Chairman Kaufman and other sponsors introduced House Bill 1615 to respond to a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision (the Shiflett decision) limiting the use of ARD for DUI when prior acceptance was treated as a prior conviction for sentencing enhancement.
Chairman Kaufman said district attorneys asked for legislative direction after the Supreme Court ruling, and the bill would replace ARD…
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