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In a DUI case, you cannot be placed into ARD without a completed CRN evaluation. CRN is an acronym for Court Reporting Network. Required for all DUI offenders in the State of Pennsylvania, the CRN evaluation is a pre-screening tool used to determine if you will be referred for a more comprehensive drug and alcohol assessment. You must schedule your CRN evaluation within 72 hours of your Bucks County Preliminary Hearing. While your evaluation does not have to be completed in 72 hours, you must make an appointment in that time frame. A CRN appointment takes approximately 60 minutes to complete. If the CRN evaluation indicates that you have an alcohol or drug addiction, you will be ordered to complete the recommended treatment or rehabilitation. You will be admitted to ARD only if you have taken substantial steps to address your addiction by professional intervention.

A Drug and Alcohol Assessment is required for DUI offenders. The assessment is a diagnostic tool that is used to gather detailed information about your unique situation, how drugs and alcohol may be negatively impacting your life, as well as to determine your appropriate treatment that is required by law.

Prior to being formally placed into the ARD program, you are required to pay a minimum fee of $1,100.00 towards court costs. To satisfy your ARD requirements and qualify for expungement, you must pay all court costs in full.

No, you may not reapply. Once your ARD application is submitted, a second application will not be accepted. However, you may file for ARD reconsideration within 30 days from the date on your rejection letter. Late reconsideration requests will be denied.

Yes. If you violate any condition of ARD, the district attorney may file a motion with the court seeking to remove you from the ARD program. If the district attorney wants to remove you from the program, he can file a motion with the court and a hearing will then be held. If the court finds that you violated any conditions of ARD, the court may remove you from ARD. At that point, the underlying DUI prosecution is reinstated and the case proceeds as if it had never been diverted to the ARD program.