Drug Court Revolving Fund

Drug Court Revolving Fund. (a) There is hereby established a special fund within the Department of Finance, which shall be known and designated as the Drug Court Revolving Fund. The fund shall be accounted for separately from the General Fund and is non-lapsing. The Presiding Judge of the Commonwealth Superior Court or his/her designee shall be the expenditure authority for the Drug Court Revolving Fund. (b) The Commonwealth Superior Court’s Drug Court is authorized to impose a participant assessment fee on each Drug Court participant. (1) This fee may be imposed at the Drug Court’s discretion at any time during the program. (2) The amount of the fee shall be set in accordance with Judiciary rulemaking authority, and published in the Judiciary Fee Schedule. (3) The participant assessment fee shall, upon collection, be deposited into the Drug Court Revolving Fund. The Drug Court Revolving Fund shall be continually appropriated to the Commonwealth Superior Court for the sole purpose and use of the Drug Court and its holistic drug dependency treatment, including support services, testing, and motivational incentives. Source: PL 20-19 § 3 (Sept. 19, 2017), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission numbered this section pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(a).