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REFERENCE TITLE: mental health; veteran; homeless courts. |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-second Legislature First Regular Session 2015
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HB 2088 |
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Introduced by Representatives Borrelli: Campbell, Cobb, Finchem, Thorpe
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AN ACT
amending title 12, chapter 1, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 12‑132; relating to the superior court.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 12, chapter 1, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 12-132, to read:
12-132. Homeless, veterans and mental health courts; establishment; eligibility for referral; intergovernmental agreements for regional courts; authority to adjudicate
A. The presiding judge of the superior court in each county may establish a homeless court, veterans court and mental health court to adjudicate cases filed in the superior court in the county.
B. The presiding judge of the superior court shall establish the eligibility criteria for referral to the homeless court, veterans court or mental health court.
C. A superior court judge who has jurisdiction over a case that meets the eligibility criteria may refer the case to the homeless court, veterans court or mental health court.
D. The originating court shall notify the prosecutor of any criminal case referred to the homeless court, veterans court or mental health court.
E. In counties that have a population of less than two hundred fifty thousand persons the presiding judges of the superior court may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with each other to establish a regional homeless court, veterans court and mental health court. A superior court judge in a county that has entered into an intergovernmental agreement may refer a case to the regional homeless court, veterans court or mental health court. Any judicial officer in a county that has entered into an intergovernmental agreement has the authority to adjudicate a case referred to a regional homeless court, veterans court or mental health court.