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NJ AR13
Resolution
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Dawn Fantasia
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AI Summary
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Urges the New Jersey Supreme Court to stop using the term "Drug Court" in official publications when referring to the special probation program established under N.J.S.A.2C:35-14
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Recommends adopting the term "Recovery Court" instead to better reflect both drug and alcohol treatment and emphasize the recovery-focused goal of the program
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The special probation program provides a treatment-based alternative to incarceration for nonviolent drug or alcohol dependent offenders who meet eligibility criteria
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The program began as a 1996 pilot in three court districts and expanded statewide by 2004, with further expansion under P.L.2012, c.23
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Copies of the resolution would be sent to the Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court and the Administrative Director of the Courts
Legislative Description
Urges New Jersey Supreme Court to refer to supervisory treatment program as "Recovery Court" in publications.
Judiciary
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
1/9/2024