Title 9, Courts

The Administrative Office of Courts shall be responsible for certification and monitoring of local intervention courts according to standards promulgated by the State Intervention Courts Advisory Committee.

(1) The State Intervention Courts Advisory Committee is established to develop and periodically update proposed statewide evaluation plans and models for monitoring all critical aspects of intervention courts. The committee must provide the proposed evaluation plans to the Chief …

(1) The Legislature recognizes that our military veterans have provided an invaluable service to our country. In doing so, many may have suffered the effects of, including, but not limited to, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and depression, and may also suf…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Rivers McGraw Mental Health Treatment Court Act.

(1) In order to be eligible for alternative sentencing through a local mental health treatment court, the defendant must satisfy each of the following criteria:(a) The defendant cannot have any felony convictions for any offenses that are crimes of violence as defined in Section …

(a) With regard to any mental health treatment court, the Administrative Office of Courts shall do the following:(a) Certify and re-certify mental health treatment court applications that meet with standards established by the Administrative Office of Courts in accordance with th…

(1) All monies received from any source by a mental health treatment court shall be accumulated in a local fund to be used only for mental health treatment court purposes. Any funds remaining in a local fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into any general fund, but s…

(a) The mental health treatment court coordinator and members of the professional and administrative staff of the mental health treatment court who perform duties in good faith under this chapter are immune from civil liability for:(a) Acts or omissions in providing services unde…

If the participant completes all requirements imposed by the mental health treatment court, the charge and prosecution shall be dismissed. If the defendant was sentenced at the time of entry of a plea of guilty, the successful completion of the mental health treatment court order…

(1) The Administrative Office of Courts shall be responsible for certification and monitoring of mental health treatment courts. (2) The Administrative Office of Courts shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the certification and re-certification process and make any…

(1) The Legislature recognizes the critical need for judicial intervention to establish court processes and procedures that are more responsive to the needs of defendants with mental illnesses, while maintaining public safety and the integrity of the court process. (2) The goals …

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(a) “Behavioral health” means the promotion of mental health, resilience and wellbeing; the treatment of mental and substance use d…

(1) The Administrative Office of Courts is the repository for reports filed by mental health treatment courts established under this chapter. The goal of the mental health treatment courts is to support effective and proven practices that reduce recidivism and provide behavioral …

(1) Any mental and behavioral health treatment provider directly administering services to a participant shall be licensed by the appropriate state licensing board or hold a current and valid certification by the State Department of Mental Health or other appropriate state agency…