DWI Court contains two very separate and distinct components. First, a pretrial monitoring program and second, a DWI court treatment program for convicted Agg L1, level 1 and level 2 DWI defendants or at the discretion of the District Court Judge.
PRETRIAL MONITORING
ELIGIBILITY (participants must):
- Be a resident of Cumberland County
- Receive an additional DWI charge while awaiting trial on a pending DWI charge.
- Receive a new DWI charge and have a DWI conviction within the past seven years.
- Receive a new DWI charge and have two DWI convictions ever.
REFERRAL/ENTRY PROCESS
Candidates are referred by the Magistrate who sets bond for a defendant at the time of arrest on the new charge of Driving While Subjecting to an Impairing Substance (DWI)
Pretrial Monitoring Responsibilities (required of participants until pending charges are disposed):
- Attend court sessions every other Wednesday at 2:00 pm in Courtroom 2B.
- Wear a continuous alcohol monitoring bracelet.
- Report for random drug screens
- Abide by curfew if applicable by Probation Officer