4 M.R.S. §431: Mental health treatment courts

1. Treatment courts; funding. The Judicial Department may seek and receive grants to establish mental health treatment courts.

2. Report. Before implementing a mental health treatment court, the Judicial Department shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters on at least:

A. The funding mechanism and the expected duration of the funding;

B. The plans for the mental health treatment court, which must include an evaluation component to determine the efficacy of the treatment court on short-term and long-term bases;

C. The potential fiscal effects on the State; and

D. Recommended legislation to implement the mental health treatment court, if any.