SB1346 Summary

• Allows jurisdiction to be transferred from a sentencing court to a problem-solving court circuit in the county where the offender resides, with approval from both courts.

• The receiving court gains the same powers as the sentencing court over the transferred case.

• The problem-solving court department receiving the transferred offender may impose court fees, and all fees collected after transfer go to the receiving court's department.

• Defines "problem-solving court" to include mental health court treatment, Veterans and Servicemembers Court treatment, and drug court treatment departments in a judicial circuit.

• Defines "transferred" as the judge-approved transfer of an adult or juvenile offender's problem-solving court treatment case from one county to the offender's county of residence.