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Probation, Personal Recognizance and Pre-Trial Diversion offered by Seattle Municipal Court's Municipal Probation, Jail Services Team

Probation, Personal Recognizance and Pre-Trial Diversion offered by Seattle Municipal Court's Municipal Probation, Jail Services Team

Provides the following services:   Probation: Attempts to re-integrate municipal court defendants (those convicted of misdemeanors such as shoplifting, assault, harassment and DUI charges) back into the community through diagnostic evaluation and placement in counseling, alcohol/drug treatment, hospitalization or other appropriate community programs. Pre-trial Diversion: Under the criminal code for the city of Seattle, selected non-violent criminal charges may be eligible for pre-trial diversion.    Personal Recognizance Screening: Conducts in-custody interviews with any person booked on Seattle Municipal Court charges and not bailed out of jail by bond or bail. The interview is used to ascertain eligibility for personal recognizance release (dependent on the person's ties in the community).

Physical Address

600 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104

Hours

Court: M-F, 9am-5pm.  Probation services: 24 hours daily.

Application process

Call for information regarding inmates booked into King County Correctional Facilities on Seattle Municipal Court charges.

Fee

None.

Eligibility

Must be booked on a Seattle Municipal Court charge for either a personal recognizance interview or jail services.

Agency info

Seattle Municipal Court's Municipal Probation, Jail Services Team

Provides probation services for inmates booked in Municipal Court and pre-arraignment interviews to determine personal recognizance release.