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Albany adopts traffic safety diversion ordinance allowing municipal-judge discretion
Summary
The Albany City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance creating a traffic safety diversion program for certain municipal-court traffic violations. Staff said the city piloted the program Oct. 1 and removed an age cap; the municipal judge will retain discretion on case eligibility.
The Albany City Council on Jan. 14 adopted an ordinance establishing a traffic safety diversion program for certain traffic violations in Albany Municipal Court.
City court administrator September Ridgeway told the council the city began a pilot of the diversion program on Oct. 1 to work out operational issues and that staff removed a prior age cap. "We began the program back in October just to make sure we worked out any kinks…
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