Juvenile diversion and mediation program was initiated in 2010 as a pilot project to be implemented in four cities: Tbilisi, Rustavi, Batumi and Kutaisi. As Andro Gigauri, a high-official at the Ministry of Justice of Georgia and the author of the program anticipated, in 2011, diversion and mediation program expanded with the adoption of the Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code of Georgia.  Since 2013, the diversion program applies to all first time offenders (without geographical limitations) which commit a non-violent crime, in cases if alleged offender is up to 21 years old. Since 2015, the juvenile diversion and mediation program is also regulated under the Juvenile Justice Code of Georgia.