HB614 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim Hill Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Diversion programs, require every judicial circuit to establish a drug court program and mental health court program, community corrections, require every judicial circuit to establish a community punishment and corrections program, Sec. 15-18-187 added; Secs. 12-23A-4, 12-23A-9, 12-23A-12, 15-18-172, 15-18-176 am'd.

Description

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.

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Subjects

Diversion Programs