What is HYTA?
Holmes Youthful Trainee Act,
HYTA, is a deferral statue that has specific age restrictions, yet is not
allowed for a number of offenses, including all offenses for which the penalty
is life, all traffic offenses, and most criminal sexual conduct offenses. To
receive consideration under HYTA, a defendant must have committed the crime
charged between the ages of 17 and 21.
If, you are 21 years of
age at the time the crime was committed you will not be eligible to apply for
HYTA; therefore, you must be 17, 18, 19, or 20 years old at the time of the
commission of the crime. However, if you are 23 years of age at the time you
are brought to court you may be eligible to apply for HYTA consideration, if at
the time the crime was committed you were 17 years, and under 21 years.
Moreover, HYTA does not
prevent a Judge from sending you to jail.
WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF ENTERING A PLEA AND RECEIVING HYTA?
Answer: Once you enter a plea
of guilty under HYTA, there will be no public record of the conviction. The
court will maintain a record, yet the general public will not have access to
the information.
Important Note: If you do not satisfy
the terms and conditions of probation you could be violated, at which time your
HYTA status could be revoked. If revoked the conviction(s) will be entered onto
your criminal history.
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