{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-12-132","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 12-132","heading":"Regional mental health courts; establishment; authority to adjudicate","body":"A. In counties that have a population of less than two hundred fifty thousand persons the presiding judges of the superior court may agree to establish a regional mental health court. A superior court judge of a court that participates in a regional mental health court may refer a case to the regional mental health court. A judicial officer in a county that participates in a regional mental health court has the authority to adjudicate a case referred to a regional mental health court.\n\nB. The originating court shall notify the prosecutor of any criminal case referred to the mental health court.","path":["Title 12 Courts and Civil Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/12/00132.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"8f0586182816fe0fe281c29b94ca4021e43a17d230b5e02068f8f44f03fe731a","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-12-1314","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-12-133"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}