NH HB1067

Authorizes any superior or circuit court in New Hampshire to establish mental health courts that monitor offenders with mental illnesses and provide alternative interventions to incarceration

Allows successful mental health court participants to have charges withheld, dismissed, or annulled at least one year after completing all programs and conditions

Requires the Office of Statewide Treatment Courts (OSTC) to develop a grant application process for counties, districts, or nonprofits to fund mental health court programs, with approval checklists and annual guideline updates

Mandates that individuals undergo formal risk assessments and clinical evaluations before acceptance into mental health court, with a team including a judge, prosecutor, defense lawyer, case manager, and program coordinator making admission decisions

Estimated state expenditures of up to $2 million in FY 2027 and up to $4 million annually in FY 2028-2029 if implemented statewide across all 11 county-based locations, though no funding is appropriated in the bill