HB 1467 -- TREATMENT COURTS

SPONSOR: Mayhew

This bill requires all circuit and associate circuit courts to offer and use a treatment court program for first-time felony offenders prior to the offender entering a plea in court. Once the offender completes the program, pending charges against the offender will be dismissed after all associated costs are paid. If this treatment court program is not utilized, the treatment court program otherwise used in criminal cases can be utilized.

Statutes affected:
Introduced (1835H.01): 478.002, 478.004