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Program Structure:

1. The defendant will be referred to a drug treatment program. The defendant must report to that treatment program's director within seven (7) days after signing the contract. The defendant may choose the treatment agency subject to approval by the State's Attorney's Office. The drug treatment program will be under the supervision of and at facilities provided by the approved treatment agency. The defendant's treatment plan will be determined by the treatment agency.

2. The defendant will be required to sign a consent for the release of confidential information. The treatment agency will make reports to the State's Attorney's Office if required or requested on a case-by-case basis.

3. The defendant must pay a mandatory DO TIME Program fee of $300.00. Any claims of indigency must be documented by the Department of Employment and Economic Development and/or the county Department of Social Services. The defendant, after paying a $25.00 enrollment fee, will be allowed to pay the balance of the fee in monthly installments, up to twelve (12) months.

4. The defendant will enter into a Community Service agreement with the State's Attorney's Office whereby he/she will be required to perform not less than one hundred (100) hours of community service under the supervision and direction of the non-profit, community service agency where the work is performed. The State's Attorney's Office will determine the length of community service on a case-by-case basis.

5. The defendant will be responsible for and will pay all program fees contracted for by the treatment agency, the State's Attorney's Office, and/or any other pertinent agency utilized in this case.

6. Any violation of treatment plan rules or community service regulations is a
violation of program rules and will be reported to the State's Attorney's Office. Failure to complete the above outlined Program Structure is a violation of program rules.

7. Upon successfully completing the DO TIME Program, the defendant may request the State's Attorney to enter a Nolle Prosequi to the original charge(s) and may then request the appropriate court to expunge the record of the original charges. Upon signing the DO TIME contract, the State's Attorney will ask that your case be placed on the Stet Docket.