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Louisiana's Behavioral Health Courts: Legislative Act

Legislative Act

2013 Act No. 346

AN ACT To enact Chapter 33-A of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 13:5351 through 5358, relative to mental health court treatment; to provide for a short title; to provide findings; to provide definitions; to provide authority for a mental health court treatment program; to provide for eligibility and procedure; to provide for collaboration with established substance abuse treatment programs; to provide for violations and sanctions; to provide for dismissal from the program; to provide relative to the discharge of criminal charges; and to provide for related matters.