Butte County Superior Court Veterans Treatment Court

The Butte County Superior Court runs a Veterans Treatment Court calendar on the third Tuesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in Oroville, heard in 2026 by Commissioner Leah B. Sears alongside the military diversion calendar; participants work with Butte County Behavioral Health and VA.

Also called: veterans court, veterans treatment court, VTC, military diversion, 1001.80, 1170.9, collaborative court, Oroville.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Butte County, CACounty

California's veterans treatment courts rest on Penal Code section 1170.9 and military diversion on section 1001.80; see the California entry. In Butte County the Superior Court's 2026 calendar guide lists "Veteran's Court, 3rd Tuesday of each month, 1:30 PM, Oroville", and its case information page lists a combined Mental Health Diversion, Military Diversion and Veterans Court calendar. Who hears it. The Court's 2026 order of court assignments (BCSC 2026-AO-01) gives Commissioner Leah B. Sears "all cases referred to and accepted into" the collaborative court calendars, among them the "Veterans Treatment Court calendar" and the "Military Diversion calendar". How it works. The Court's Veterans' Treatment Court consent form has a participant release confidential information to "Butte County Behavioral Health/Department of Veterans Affairs employees working my case", among others, and warns that breaking its terms "is grounds for immediate termination from Veterans' Treatment Court." The county's indigent defence contracts, renewed by the Board of Supervisors on August 25, 2026, cover representation in the veterans' court. What is not published. The Court publishes no eligibility rules, offence list or discharge test; a defendant should ask defence counsel or the Public Defender about referral.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Butte County Superior Court Veterans Treatment Court
Gate	Rule
Veteran defendants referred and accepted	Referral through the criminal case; the Court publishes no rating or discharge test. No rating is needed.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-09.

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VetTOC is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Information is for reference only and is not an eligibility determination. Verify with VA, the relevant state or territory, or an accredited VSO.