Title LI, Courts

I. The legislature recognizes that a critical need exists in this state for the criminal justice system to reduce the incidence of substance abuse and the crimes resulting from it. For the criminal justice system to maintain credibility, all drug offenders must be held accountabl…

I. (a) Each superior or circuit court may establish one or more drug courts under which drug offenders may be processed to address appropriately an identified substance abuse problem. "Drug court" means a judicial intervention process that incorporates and substantially complies …

In this subdivision: I. "Alternative drug offender program" means a program offered by a county as an alternative to operating a drug court for nonviolent offenders including diversion programs and programs utilizing intensive probation, random drug testing, and evidence-based co…

I. There is established a statewide drug offender grant program which shall provide state matching funds as appropriated to support drug courts or alternative drug offender programs in state superior court districts. The grant program shall be available to counties operating eith…