HB614 Alabama 2019 Session

Under existing law, judicial circuits are authorized to establish a drug court program

This bill would require every judicial circuit to establish a drug court program

Under existing law, counties or nonprofit entities may establish community punishment and corrections programs

This bill would require every judicial circuit to establish a community punishment and corrections program in at least one county in the circuit

This bill would also require every judicial circuit to establish a mental health court in at least one county in the circuit

This bill would also provide for technical revisions

Relating to drug court programs; to amend Sections 12-23A-4, 12-23A-9, and 12-23A-12, Code of Alabama 1975, to require every judicial circuit to establish a drug court program; to amend Sections 15-18-172 and 15-18-176, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to community punishment and corrections programs, to require each judicial circuit to establish a community punishment and corrections program in at least one county in the circuit; to add Section 15-18-187 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the implementation of a community punishment and corrections program in each circuit; and to require each judicial circuit to establish a mental health court program in at least one county in the circuit.