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Dear Kyle: Since this is your first offense, you may be offered a diversion program and the given the opportunity 

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Dear Kyle: Since this is your first offense, you may be offered a diversion program and the given the opportunity 

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Your friends may receive a notice in the mail to appear in court. If this happens, they need to be 

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Dear Ronnie: You may have gotten lucky this time if the police weren’t called or you didn’t get a ticket. 

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If it’s the first time and the police are called, they may give a simple verbal warning. If charges are 

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If your state has sexting laws, then you’re right, there will be consequences. Depending on your age, you may be 

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That depends on the policies of the prosecutor and court regarding violations of the diversion terms you initially agreed to. 

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That depends on the laws in your state, the terms of  diversion, and the policies of the prosecutor and judge 

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Dear Jason: Every court handles truancy and diversion programs in their own way. Usually diversion means you don’t have a 

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Dear Joseph: First, we’ve edited your comment to keep the site as clean as possible. If this is your first 

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