| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.227 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBLACK. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 0449H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection478.001,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto |
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| 8 | 8 | | mentalhealthcourts. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section478.001,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection478.001,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 478.001.1.Forpurposesofsections478.001to478.009,thefollowingtermsshall |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2mean: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3 (1)"Adulttreatmentcourt",atreatmentcourtfocusedonaddressingthesubstanceuse |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4disorderorco-occurringdisorderofdefendantschargedwithacriminaloffense; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5 (2)"Community-basedsubstanceusedisordertreatmentprogram",anagency |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6certifiedbythedepartmentofmentalhealthasasubstanceusedisordertreatmentprovider; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7 (3)"Co-occurringdisorder",thecoexistenceofbothasubstanceusedisorderanda |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8mentalhealthdisorder; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9 (4)"DWIcourt",atreatmentcourtfocusedonaddressingthesubstanceusedisorder |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10orco-occurringdisorderofdefendantswhohavepleadedguiltytoorbeenfoundguiltyof |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11drivingwhileintoxicatedordrivingwithexcessivebloodalcoholcontent; |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12 (5)"Familytreatmentcourt",atreatmentcourtfocusedonaddressingasubstanceuse |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13disorderorco-occurringdisorderexistinginfamiliesinthejuvenilecourt,familycourt,or |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14criminalcourtinwhichaparentorotherhouseholdmemberhasbeendeterminedtohavea |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15substanceusedisorderorco-occurringdisorderthatimpactsthesafetyandwell-beingofthe |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16childreninthefamily; |
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| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (6)"Juveniletreatmentcourt",atreatmentcourtfocusedonaddressingthesubstance |
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| 30 | 30 | | 18usedisorderorco-occurringdisorderofjuvenilesinthejuvenilecourt; |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19 (7)"Medication-assistedtreatment",theuseofpharmacologicalmedications,in |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20combinationwithcounselingandbehavioraltherapies,toprovideawhole-patientapproachto |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21thetreatmentofsubstanceusedisorders; |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22 (8)"Mentalhealthcourt",acourtfocusedonaddressingthementalhealth |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23disorderorco-occurringdisorderofdefendantschargedwithacriminaloffense; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24 (9)"Mentalhealthdisorder",anyorganic,mental,oremotionalimpairmentthathas |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25substantialadverseeffectsonaperson'scognitive,volitional,oremotionalfunctionandthat |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26constitutesasubstantialimpairmentinaperson'sabilitytoparticipateinactivitiesofnormal |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27living; |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28 [(9)](10)"Riskandneedsassessment",anactuarialtool,approvedbythetreatment |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29courtscoordinatingcommissionandvalidatedonatargetedpopulationofdrug-involvedadult |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30offenders,scientificallyproventodetermineaperson'srisktorecidivateandtoidentify |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31criminalriskfactorsthat,whenproperlyaddressed,canreducethatperson'slikelihoodof |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32committingfuturecriminalbehavior; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33 [(10)] (11)"Substanceusedisorder",therecurrentuseofalcoholordrugsthatcauses |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34clinicallysignificantimpairment,includinghealthproblems,disability,andfailuretomeet |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35majorresponsibilitiesatwork,school,orhome; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36 [(11)](12)"Treatmentcourtcommissioner",apersonappointedbyamajorityofthe |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37circuitandassociatecircuitjudgesinacircuittopresideasthejudicialofficerinthetreatment |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38courtdivision; |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39 [(12)] (13)"Treatmentcourtdivision",aspecialized,nonadversarialcourtdivision |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40withjurisdictionovercasesinvolvingsubstance-involvedoffendersandmakingextensiveuse |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41ofcomprehensivesupervision,drugoralcoholtesting,andtreatmentservices.Treatment |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42courtdivisionsinclude,butarenotlimitedto,thefollowingspecializedcourts:adult |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43treatmentcourt,DWIcourt,familytreatmentcourt,juveniletreatmentcourt,mentalhealth |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44court,veteranstreatmentcourt,oranycombinationthereof; |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45 [(13)] (14)"Treatmentcourtteam",thefollowingmemberswhoareassignedtothe |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46treatmentcourt:thejudgeortreatmentcourtcommissioner,treatmentcourtadministratoror |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47coordinator,prosecutor,publicdefenderormemberofthecriminaldefensebar,a |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48representativefromthedivisionofprobationandparole,arepresentativefromlaw |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49enforcement,substanceuseormentalhealthdisordertreatmentproviders,andanyother |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50personselectedbythetreatmentcourtteam; |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51 [(14)] (15)"Veteranstreatmentcourt",atreatmentcourtfocusedonsubstanceuse |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52disorders,co-occurringdisorders,ormentalhealthdisordersofdefendantschargedwitha |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53criminaloffensewhoaremilitaryveteransorcurrentmilitarypersonnel. |
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| 66 | 66 | | HB227 2 54 2.Atreatmentcourtdivisionshallbeestablished,priortoAugust28,2021,byany |
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| 67 | 67 | | 55circuitcourtpursuanttosections478.001to478.009toprovideanalternativeforthejudicial |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56systemtodisposeofcaseswhichstemfrom,orareotherwiseimpactedby,asubstanceuseor |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57mentalhealthdisorder. Thetreatmentcourtdivisionmayinclude,butnotbelimitedto, |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58casesassignedtoanadulttreatmentcourt,DWIcourt,familytreatmentcourt,juvenile |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59treatmentcourt,mentalhealthcourt,veteranstreatmentcourt,oranycombinationthereof. |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60Atreatmentcourtshallcombinejudicialsupervision,drugoralcoholtesting,andtreatmentof |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61participants.Exceptforgoodcausefoundbythecourt,atreatmentcourtmakingareferralfor |
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| 74 | 74 | | 62substanceuseormentalhealthdisordertreatment,whensuchprogramwillreceivestateor |
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| 75 | 75 | | 63federalfundsinconnectionwithsuchreferral,shallreferthepersononlytoaprogramwhich |
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| 76 | 76 | | 64iscertifiedbythedepartmentofmentalhealth,unlessnoappropriatecertifiedtreatment |
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| 77 | 77 | | 65programislocatedwithinthesamecountyasthetreatmentcourt.Uponsuccessful |
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| 78 | 78 | | 66completionofthetreatmentcourtprogram,thecharges,petition,orpenaltyagainsta |
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| 79 | 79 | | 67treatmentcourtparticipantmaybedismissed,reduced,ormodified,unlessotherwisestated. |
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| 80 | 80 | | 68Anyfeesreceivedbyacourtfromadefendantaspaymentforsubstanceormentalhealth |
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| 81 | 81 | | 69treatmentprogramsshallnotbeconsideredcourtcosts,chargesorfines. |
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| 82 | 82 | | 70 3.Anadulttreatmentcourtmaybeestablishedbyanycircuitcourt[undersections |
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| 83 | 83 | | 71478.001to478.009] toprovideanalternativeforthejudicialsystemtodisposeofcaseswhich |
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| 84 | 84 | | 72stemfromsubstanceuse. |
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| 85 | 85 | | 73 4.[Undersections478.001to478.009,] ADWIcourtmaybeestablishedbyany |
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| 86 | 86 | | 74circuitcourttoprovideanalternativeforthejudicialsystemtodisposeofcasesthatstem |
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| 87 | 87 | | 75fromdrivingwhileintoxicated. |
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| 88 | 88 | | 76 5.Afamilytreatmentcourtmaybeestablishedbyanycircuitcourt.Thejuvenile |
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| 89 | 89 | | 77divisionofthecircuitcourtorthefamilycourt,ifoneisestablishedundersection487.010, |
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| 90 | 90 | | 78mayreferoneormoreparentsorotherhouseholdmemberssubjecttoitsjurisdictiontothe |
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| 91 | 91 | | 79familytreatmentcourtifheorshehasbeendeterminedtohaveasubstanceusedisorderor |
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| 92 | 92 | | 80co-occurringdisorderthatimpactsthesafetyandwell-beingofthechildreninthefamily. |
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| 93 | 93 | | 81 6.Ajuveniletreatmentcourtmaybeestablishedbythejuveniledivisionofany |
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| 94 | 94 | | 82circuitcourt.Thejuveniledivisionmayreferajuveniletothejuveniletreatmentcourtifthe |
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| 95 | 95 | | 83juvenileisdeterminedtohavecommittedactsthatviolatethecriminallawsofthestateor |
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| 96 | 96 | | 84ordinancesofamunicipalityorcountyandasubstanceusedisorderorco-occurringdisorder |
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| 97 | 97 | | 85contributedtothecommissionoftheoffense. |
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| 98 | 98 | | 86 7.Thegeneralassemblyfindsanddeclaresthatitisthepublicpolicyofthisstateto |
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| 99 | 99 | | 87encourageandprovideanalternativemethodforthedisposalofcasesformilitaryveterans |
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| 100 | 100 | | 88andcurrentmilitarypersonnelwithsubstanceusedisorders,mentalhealthdisorders,orco- |
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| 101 | 101 | | 89occurringdisorders.Inordertoeffectuatethispublicpolicy,aveteranstreatmentcourtmay |
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| 102 | 102 | | 90beestablishedbyanycircuitcourt,orcombinationofcircuitcourtsuponagreementofthe |
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| 103 | 103 | | HB227 3 91presidingjudgesofsuchcircuitcourts,toprovideanalternativeforthejudicialsystemto |
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| 104 | 104 | | 92disposeofcasesthatstemfromasubstanceusedisorder,mentalhealthdisorder,orco- |
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| 105 | 105 | | 93occurringdisorderofmilitaryveteransorcurrentmilitarypersonnel.Aveteranstreatment |
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| 106 | 106 | | 94courtshallcombinejudicialsupervision,drugoralcoholtesting,andsubstanceuseand |
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| 107 | 107 | | 95mentalhealthdisordertreatmenttoparticipantswhohaveservedorarecurrentlyservingthe |
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| 108 | 108 | | 96UnitedStatesArmedForces,includingmembersoftheReservesorNationalGuard,with |
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| 109 | 109 | | 97preferencegiventoindividualswhohavecombatservice.Forthepurposesofthissection, |
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| 110 | 110 | | 98combatserviceshallbeshownthroughmilitaryservicedocumentationthatreflectsservicein |
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| 111 | 111 | | 99acombattheater,receiptofcombatservicemedals,orreceiptofimminentdangerorhostile |
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| 112 | 112 | | 100firepayortaxbenefits.Exceptforgoodcausefoundbythecourt,aveteranstreatmentcourt |
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| 113 | 113 | | 101shallmakeareferralforsubstanceuseormentalhealthdisordertreatment,oracombination |
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| 114 | 114 | | 102ofsubstanceuseandmentalhealthdisordertreatment,throughtheDepartmentofDefense |
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| 115 | 115 | | 103healthcare,theVeteransAdministration,oracommunity-basedsubstanceusedisorder |
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| 116 | 116 | | 104treatmentprogram.Community-basedprogramsutilizedshallreceivestateorfederalfunds |
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| 117 | 117 | | 105inconnectionwithsuchreferralandshallonlyrefertheindividualtoaprogramcertifiedby |
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| 118 | 118 | | 106thedepartmentofmentalhealth,unlessnoappropriatecertifiedtreatmentprogramislocated |
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| 119 | 119 | | 107withinthesamecircuitastheveteranstreatmentcourt. |
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| 120 | 120 | | 108 8.Amentalhealthcourtmaybeestablishedbyanycircuitcourttoprovidean |
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| 121 | 121 | | 109alternativeforthejudicialsystemtodisposeofcasesthatstemfromamentalhealth |
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| 122 | 122 | | 110disorderorco-occurringdisorder. |
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| 123 | 123 | | âś” |
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| 124 | 124 | | HB227 4 |
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