If you violate the terms of the ARD program (and get caught at it) while you are under ARD supervision, you may receive a notice that you have to attend a hearing to decide whether you can stay in ARD or whether you should be removed from the program. If you get a notice about that, you should immediately contact an attorney. If there is a mixup or if the ARD office simply has incorrect information, you may be able to stay in ARD. The outcome here will be heavily dependent on the facts and circumstances of your case.

If there is a determination that you should be removed from ARD, you will be put back onto the criminal justice assembly line. You will generally be scheduled to appear before a judge for a pretrial conference. From there, you will have to decide whether to go to trial or whether to work out a plea agreement.

Any time you have spent in ARD under probationary supervision will not count toward any sentence you may receive, even if you receive just a probationary sentence.

If you are worried that you might be removed from ARD, or if you have any other ARD questions, you should call attorney Joseph N. Gothie, Esq., at (717) 848-8455 to set up a free, confidential, no-risk consultation to discuss your case

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