(a) This chapter creates mental health treatment court programs within the state that follows the general principles referenced in § 16-19-107 and that is approved by the department of mental health and substance abuse and established by the judge of a court in this state exercising criminal jurisdiction.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 16-19-104

  • 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
(b) This chapter does not confer a right or an expectation of a right to treatment for an offender within the criminal justice system.
(c) A recovery court program, including but not limited to, a veterans treatment court program or a drug court treatment program, shall operate separate and apart from a mental health treatment court program.
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