A. Subject to the provisions of this act, the district attorney may enter into a written agreement with the defendant pursuant to the provisions of Sections 305.1 through 305.6 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes to defer prosecution of a charge for possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia or both possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of drug paraphernalia for a period to be determined by the district attorney, not to exceed twenty-four (24) months.
B. The defendant shall pay to the district attorney a fee equal to the amount which would have been assessed as court costs upon filing of the case in district court. Funds received by the district attorney pursuant to this act shall be deposited in a special fund with the county treasurer to be known as the "Drug Possession Diversion Program Fund". This fund shall be used by the district attorney to defray any lawful expense of the office of the district attorney. The district attorney shall keep records of all monies deposited to and disbursed from this fund. The records of the fund shall be audited at the same time the records of county funds are audited.
C. Unless the agreement between the defendant and the district attorney provides otherwise, the defendant shall be supervised in the community by the district attorney or by a private supervision program pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of Section 991d of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 271, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.