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Delaware County officials weigh using title‑fund balance to pilot juvenile driving diversion program
Summary
Clerk of Courts Natalie Fravel asked commissioners to transfer excess title‑administration funds to launch a six‑hour, skills‑based driving diversion for first‑offense juveniles; program would be optional, require prosecutor sign‑off, and keep pending license suspensions in place until completion.
Delaware County Clerk of Courts Natalie Fravel asked the Board of Commissioners on June 9 to approve using an excess balance in the county’s title administration fund to support a pilot driving diversion program for first‑offense juvenile moving violations.
The program, explained on the record by Judge David Hemenowski of the probate/juvenile court, would offer an alternative to the historic practice of suspending juveniles’ licenses after minor moving violations. Hemenowski said the court would continue to require license suspensions while offering the diversion as an option and that the county prosecutor’s office must agree before a case can be diverted into the course.
The pilot would purchase blocks of seats in a six‑hour course that combines three hours of classroom instruction and three hours of on‑surface driving drills. Hemenowski described exercises…
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