Am I eligible for ARD in Franklin County, PA?

ARD is generally available to first-time, non-violent offenders — most first-offense DUIs, plus many first-offense drug possession and theft cases. The District Attorney in Franklin County controls admission and screens each application individually. You may be excluded if a child was in the vehicle, there was a serious-injury accident, or you have qualifying priors. Under Act 58 of 2025, a prior ARD within 10 years now counts as a prior offense.

How much does ARD cost for a Franklin County DUI?

Program costs typically run in the $1,800–$2,600 range once court costs, the CRN evaluation, Alcohol Highway Safety School, and supervision fees are included, plus your defense fee.

What is the deadline to apply for ARD in Franklin County?

Applications are generally due before formal arraignment. Missing that window usually means the case is listed for trial instead of diversion.

Does ARD keep a Franklin County DUI off my record?

Yes, when you complete it. ARD is not a conviction. On successful completion the charges are dismissed and the record is expungeable — which is why the expungement petition at the end matters as much as the admission at the beginning.

How long is the license suspension on ARD in Franklin County?

ARD suspensions are shorter than conviction suspensions and depend on BAC tier: no suspension for general impairment, 30 days at .10–.159, and 60 days at .16 or higher or for a controlled-substance DUI. Refusal cases carry a separate 12-month implied-consent suspension that ARD does not erase.

ARD Program · Franklin County, PA

ARD Program Lawyer in Franklin County, PA.

Charged with a first-offense DUI in Franklin County? ARD ends the case with no conviction, a shorter suspension, and an expungement at the end. Attorney Sean P. Quinlan handles ARD applications in Franklin County personally — free consultation, flat fee.

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Franklin County · Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition

The fastest way out of a first Franklin County DUI.

ARD is Pennsylvania's diversion program for first-time, non-violent offenders. It is not a plea and not a conviction: you complete supervision and conditions, the Commonwealth dismisses the charges, and the arrest is expunged.

Admission in Franklin County is screened by the District Attorney's office, which is why the application and the evaluation timing matter more than anything argued in the courtroom.

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Court & District Attorney

Franklin County DUI cases start at the Magisterial District Judge covering the arrest location, then move to the Franklin County Courthouse at 157 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg, for ARD, plea, or trial in the Court of Common Pleas.

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Franklin County is a 50-minute drive southwest of our Camp Hill office on I-81. We appear at the Chambersburg courthouse for Franklin County Common Pleas matters whenever a client retains us.

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The Franklin County ARD process, step by step.

1. Preliminary hearing or waiver
Most ARD candidates waive the preliminary hearing once we confirm the evidence and the DA's screening posture — but only after we've reviewed the affidavit, BAC or lab work, and the stop.
2. CRN evaluation & drug-and-alcohol assessment
Required before admission in every Central PA county. Scheduling it early is the single most common reason one applicant gets into ARD ahead of another.
3. ARD application to the District Attorney
Filed with the DA's office, usually before formal arraignment. Late applications get the case listed for trial instead.
4. ARD hearing
You appear in the Court of Common Pleas, the terms are placed on the record, and supervision begins.
5. Program compliance
Alcohol Highway Safety School, supervision, any treatment condition, costs and restitution, and a clean record during the term.
6. Dismissal and expungement
On successful completion the charges are dismissed and we file the expungement petition — the step people most often skip.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

ARD questions from Franklin County drivers — eligibility, cost, deadlines, suspensions, and expungement.

ARD is generally available to first-time, non-violent offenders — most first-offense DUIs, plus many first-offense drug possession and theft cases. The District Attorney in Franklin County controls admission and screens each application individually. You may be excluded if a child was in the vehicle, there was a serious-injury accident, or you have qualifying priors. Under Act 58 of 2025, a prior ARD within 10 years now counts as a prior offense.
Franklin County DUI cases start at the Magisterial District Judge covering the arrest location, then move to the Franklin County Courthouse at 157 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg, for ARD, plea, or trial in the Court of Common Pleas.
Program costs typically run in the $1,800–$2,600 range once court costs, the CRN evaluation, Alcohol Highway Safety School, and supervision fees are included, plus your defense fee.
Applications are generally due before formal arraignment. Missing that window usually means the case is listed for trial instead of diversion.
Yes, when you complete it. ARD is not a conviction. On successful completion the charges are dismissed and the record is expungeable — which is why the expungement petition at the end matters as much as the admission at the beginning.
ARD suspensions are shorter than conviction suspensions and depend on BAC tier: no suspension for general impairment, 30 days at .10–.159, and 60 days at .16 or higher or for a controlled-substance DUI. Refusal cases carry a separate 12-month implied-consent suspension that ARD does not erase.

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