1. Treatment courts; funding. The Judicial Department may seek and receive grants to establish mental health treatment courts.

[PL 2001, c. 520, §1 (NEW).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 431

  • 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.
2. Report. Before implementing a mental health treatment court, the Judicial Department shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters on at least:
A. The funding mechanism and the expected duration of the funding; [PL 2001, c. 520, §1 (NEW).]
B. The plans for the mental health treatment court, which must include an evaluation component to determine the efficacy of the treatment court on short-term and long-term bases; [PL 2001, c. 520, §1 (NEW).]
C. The potential fiscal effects on the State; and [PL 2001, c. 520, §1 (NEW).]
D. Recommended legislation to implement the mental health treatment court, if any. [PL 2001, c. 520, §1 (NEW).]

[PL 2001, c. 520, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2001, c. 520, §1 (NEW).