Miscellaneous

West Michigan Regional Veterans Treatment Court (57th District Court, Allegan)

Allegan County's 57th District Court runs the West Michigan Regional Veterans Treatment Court for Allegan, Ottawa and Van Buren counties with the State and VA: a treatment docket for veterans in the criminal courts with substance use or mental health needs, at 113 Chestnut Street, Allegan (269-673-0347), with its handbook, questionnaire and referral form on the court's page.

Also called: veterans court, veterans treatment court, WMRVTC, 57th District Court, regional, Ottawa, Van Buren, 269-673-0347, Allegan, Otsego, Plainwell, Wayland, Fennville, Saugatuck, Douglas, Hamilton, Martin, Hopkins, Dorr, Holland.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

The court's page: "a collaboration with Allegan County, Ottawa County, Van Buren County, State of Michigan, and the Veterans Administration". "The mission of the WMRVTC is to serve West Michigan Veterans in the criminal justice system through a specialized treatment court docket focusing on substance abuse and mental health treatment by connecting them with treatment that provides the tools required for them to lead productive and law-abiding lives with integrity and self-respect." It posts a welcome letter, participant handbook, history and purpose, intake questionnaire, referral form and participant pledge. Phone 269-673-0347, fax 269-686-4642. How it runs. The court began in January 2014 and holds status reviews in the Allegan County District Court, 113 Chestnut Street; it runs misdemeanour and felony tracks of 12 to 24 months, and its October 2023 handbook sets a programme fee of $500 or $900. The catalog's Ottawa County entry on the same court, read from its documents in October 2026, gives the phases and rules in full, and the Michigan entry on veterans treatment courts gives the statute (MCL 600.1200 to 600.1212). The State Court Administrative Office's list (May 2026) names the 57th District Court's Veterans Treatment Court in Allegan for Allegan, Ottawa and Van Buren.

Thresholds

Thresholds for West Michigan Regional Veterans Treatment Court (57th District Court, Allegan)
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Justice-involved veteranThe court is for a veteran with a pending eligible case who is referred and accepted. A disability rating is not the test.

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