Section 12-23-9 – Department of Mental Health to Develop Policies and Procedures; Certification.
Section 12-23-9 Department of Mental Health to develop policies and procedures; certification. The Department of Mental Health shall develop policies and procedures which shall be followed in the treatment of offenders. These programs shall be certified by the Alabama Department of Mental Health or the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health-care Organizations (JCAHO). (Acts 1990, […]
Section 12-23A-6 – Assessments and Recommendations; Treatment Services.
Section 12-23A-6 Assessments and recommendations; treatment services. (a) As part of the assessment, each jurisdiction shall establish a system to ensure that drug offenders are placed into a substance abuse treatment program approved by the Department of Mental Health. To accomplish this, the entity conducting the assessment should make specific recommendations to the drug court […]
Section 12-25-6 – Meetings.
Section 12-25-6 Meetings. (a) The commission shall meet quarterly at the State Capitol or at other places as is deemed necessary or convenient and at other times upon call of the chair. All meetings shall be open to the public. The advisory council shall convene at the discretion of the commission, but in any event […]
Section 12-23-10 – Alcohol and Drug Abuse Court Referral Officer Trust Fund – Established; Use.
Section 12-23-10 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Court Referral Officer Trust Fund – Established; use. The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Court Referral Officer Trust Fund is hereby established and created as a separate fund in the State Treasury. Such fund shall be used for operation of the alcohol and drug abuse court referral officer program. This […]
Section 12-23A-7 – Drug Testing Procedures.
Section 12-23A-7 Drug testing procedures. (a) The drug court team shall ensure fair, accurate, and reliable drug testing procedures. (b) The drug offender shall be ordered to submit to frequent, random, and observed drug testing to monitor abstinence. (c) The results of all drug tests shall be provided to the drug court team as soon […]
Section 12-25-7 – Executive Committee.
Section 12-25-7 Executive committee. The executive committee of the commission shall be composed of the chair and four other members selected by the commission and shall conduct business as authorized by the commission or as permitted in Section 12-25-12. (Act 2000-596, p. 1192, §7.)
Section 12-23-11 – Alcohol and Drug Abuse Court Referral Officer Trust Fund – Purpose of Expenditures; Effect on Other Appropriations.
Section 12-23-11 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Court Referral Officer Trust Fund – Purpose of expenditures; effect on other appropriations. Moneys contained in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Court Referral Officer Trust Fund shall be expended by the Administrative Director of Courts for purposes set out in Section 12-23-4. Appropriations heretofore or hereafter made to the […]
Section 12-23A-8 – Transfers Between Drug Courts.
Section 12-23A-8 Transfers between drug courts. Any drug court in this state may transfer to or accept transfer from any other drug court in this state, as well as any drug court in any other state which is a part of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, any drug offender for admission into the […]
Section 12-23-12 – Court Referral Officer Assessment Fee.
Section 12-23-12 Court referral officer assessment fee. In addition to the imposition of any other costs, penalties, or fines imposed pursuant to law, any person convicted as an adult or adjudicated a youthful offender or juvenile delinquent based on the offense of driving under the influence or other alcohol or drug related offenses as defined […]
Section 12-23A-9 – Functions of Administrative Office of Courts.
Section 12-23A-9 Functions of Administrative Office of Courts. (a) The Administrative Office of Courts, hereinafter AOC, shall assist in the planning, implementation, and development of drug courts statewide. AOC shall make recommendations to the Alabama Supreme Court and the Chief Justice concerning the legal, policy, and procedural issues confronting the drug courts in the state. […]