When someone is under pretrial status, they have been charged with a federal criminal offense and will be involved in the court process until final disposition of the case. When someone has been accepted into the pretrial diversion program, prosecution is deferred for a defined period of time, usually between 12 to 18 months. If they have successfully completed the diversion program, no formal charges are filed.

All persons entering the United States Courthouse must present a valid picture ID (this includes U. S. Probation issued ID card) and are required to pass through a magnetometer and have all belongings and packages subject to physical and/or x-ray examination.