{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-12-119.06","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 12-119.06","heading":"Veterans' specialty court grant program; veterans' treatment court fund; administration; purpose; annual reports","body":"A. The veterans' specialty court grant program is established for municipalities and counties in this state to establish a veterans' court program. The administrative office of the courts shall administer the veterans' specialty court grant program. The supreme court shall adopt rules as necessary and establish criteria to implement this section. Grant monies may be used to establish new veterans' court programs and to expand and enhance existing veterans' court programs established pursuant to section 22-601.\n\nB. The veterans' specialty court grant program shall:\n\n1. Support the rehabilitation and reintegration of veterans as contributing members of their communities.\n\n2. Promote collaboration among prosecutors, defense counsels, judges, community-based support organizations in this state, the United States department of veterans affairs and the department of veterans' services.\n\n3. Develop and oversee individualized treatment plans to address the underlying causes of justice-involved veterans' behavior, including any of the following:\n\n(a) Post-traumatic stress disorder.\n\n(b) Traumatic brain injury.\n\n(c) Anger management.\n\n(d) Domestic violence prevention and intervention.\n\n(e) Alcohol and drug abuse treatment.\n\nC. The veterans' treatment court fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations. The administrative office of the courts shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. The fund may be used to provide monies to municipalities and counties in this state to establish a veterans' court program pursuant to this section and to expand and enhance existing veterans' court programs established pursuant to section 22-601. Applicants shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the administrative office of the courts. Fund monies shall be awarded annually to grantees and shall be used for any relevant administrative costs, including hiring personnel to establish, maintain or enhance a veterans' court program.\n\nD. The administrative office of the courts shall collaborate with county attorneys, municipal prosecutors, public defenders and any relevant stakeholders to establish the best practices and standards for the administration of veterans' court programs and data collection in this state.\n\nE. On or before December 31 of each year, each grantee shall submit a report to the administrative office of the courts that includes all of the following:\n\n1. The number of veterans served, separated by type of offense, demographics and military service history.\n\n2. Arrest and recidivism rates among veterans' court program participants.\n\n3. Veterans' court program completion rates and participant outcomes.\n\n4. Use of mental health and substance abuse treatment services.\n\n5. Recommendations for veterans' court program and veterans' specialty court grant program improvement.\n\nF. On or before March 1 of each year, the administrative office of the courts shall submit a comprehensive annual report to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives that analyzes the data submitted pursuant to subsection E of this section and that summarizes and includes all of the following:\n\n1. Statewide data on veterans' court programs that incorporate grantee-reported metrics on participation, recidivism and treatment outcomes.\n\n2. Challenges and barriers to veterans' court program implementation, based on grantee feedback and data.\n\n3. Recommendations for enhancing the identification and assessment of veterans within the criminal justice system of this state, including data collection protocols and best practices for cross-agency collaboration and data sharing among federal, state and local stakeholders.\n\n4. Policy and funding recommendations to improve veterans' court program and veterans' specialty court grant program effectiveness and sustainability.","path":["Title 12 Courts and Civil Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/12/00119-06.htm","current_through":"57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (effective 2027-01-01); mirror section count 24991","vintage":"2026-09-15","retrieved_at":"2026-10-26T05:51:13Z","sha256":"998353b745aff66c826353e405c727ab8b189848a603168682a1e78b26d11d3d","source_id":"us-az","stale":false,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-12-119.05","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-12-1191"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}