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Mother of Gavin McKenna placed into ARD program in furnishing alcohol case

CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The mother of former Penn State hockey star Gavin McKenna was placed in a diversion program ...
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High Court: ARD Admission Is Not Considered a Prior Offense to Enhance Sentencing for a DUI

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that 75 Pa.C.S.A. 3806 of the Motor Vehicle Code—which includes accelerated rehabilitation disposition (ARD) in the definition of a prior offense for purpose ...
LancasterOnline

Pennsylvania court ruling says ARD can't count as a conviction in 2nd DUI cases

A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling says people accepted into the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program to resolve a first DUI charge can’t be hit with harsher penalties for a ...
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Clearfield County reinstates ARD program after PA updates DUI laws

CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — After a months-long pause, the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program for first- time DUI offenders is available again in Clearfield County. District Attorney ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Pennsylvania Closes DUI Loophole, Raising Stakes for Drivers After ARD

SEWICKLEY, PA, UNITED STATES, April 30, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Tibbott & Richardson, P.C., a premier criminal defense law firm serving the broader Pittsburgh ...
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Pa. lawmaker charged with DUI accepted into ARD program

A local state lawmaker who was charged with driving drunk has been accepted into a first-time offenders program. A local state lawmaker who was charged with driving drunk has been accepted into a ...
WGAL

Court says diversion program can't be used to extend future DUI sentences

HERE. TOM. WELL, JERRY, A LOT OF FIRST TIME DUI OFFENDERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A PROGRAM CALLED A D. ESSENTIALLY, IT’S A DIVERSIONARY PROGRAM THAT IF COMPLETED. AND BY THE WAY, WITH THE DISCRETION OF ...