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House renames drug courts 'accountability courts,' expands who can participate
Summary
The Alabama House passed HB360 to rename drug courts as "accountability courts," expand eligibility to people with mental illness and veterans, and require the Administrative Office of Courts to adopt implementation policies; members adopted two floor amendments clarifying treatment certification and district attorney petition rights.
The House on the floor passed House Bill 360, which renames existing drug courts as "accountability courts," broadens who those courts can serve and directs the Administrative Office of Courts to adopt policies governing their operation.
Sponsor Representative Jim Robertson told the chamber the change "would change the name of drug courts to accountability courts and would expand the scope of whom the court would have to serve to include offenders with mental illness and offenders who are veterans." He said the measure also "will require the administration office of the courts to adopt policies and procedures relating to the use and implementation of the accountability courts."
Supporters said the change aims to allow courts to offer structured treatment…
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