Through the department of mental health and substance abuse services, a court exercising criminal jurisdiction within this state or an existing drug court treatment program created by a court exercising criminal jurisdiction may apply for drug court treatment program grant funds to:

(1) Fund a full-time or part-time program director position;
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 16-22-106

  • Drug court treatment program: means any drug court treatment program created within the state that follows the general principles referenced in §. See Tennessee Code 16-22-103
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) Fund drug court treatment staff whose job duties are directly related to program operations;
(3) Fund substance abuse treatment, mental health and other direct services for drug court treatment participants;
(4) Fund drug testing;
(5) Fund program costs directly related to program operations; and
(6) Implement or continue drug court treatment program operations.
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