Central Maryland Regional Veterans Treatment Court
A voluntary District Court treatment program for a veteran charged with a misdemeanor or a concurrent-jurisdiction felony in Baltimore City or Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, or Howard County. VA eligibility is not required. It is not a disability benefit.
Also called: veterans court, treatment court, criminal justice, diversion, District Court, problem-solving court.
The District Court of Maryland's veterans treatment court in Baltimore City, founded in 2015, became the Central Maryland Regional Veterans Treatment Court on November 12, 2024. It now takes cases from the District Court in Baltimore City and in Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard counties.
The Judiciary's announcement sets two conditions: the participant is a U.S. military veteran, whether or not eligible for VA benefits, and is a defendant charged in the District Court with a misdemeanor or a felony within the District Court's concurrent jurisdiction. Eligible veterans are referred by the District Court in each county. The program is voluntary and court-supervised, with treatment, accountability, and mentoring for conditions such as post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, other mental health conditions, and substance use disorders, and it connects participants to VA benefits, housing, and other services. Partners include the United Way of Central Maryland, VA, the State's Attorneys and Public Defenders of the five jurisdictions, and Parole and Probation.
The Judiciary's September 2026 directory lists the regional coordinator at the United Way of Central Maryland, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 340, Baltimore, (410) 895-1495, and the Baltimore City District Court veterans treatment court at 1400 East North Avenue, (410) 895-1580.
It is not a tax break or a benefit a veteran applies for outside a criminal case.
Thresholds
Thresholds for Central Maryland Regional Veterans Treatment Court
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Justice-involved veteran
The court is for a veteran with a pending criminal case in the courts it serves who volunteers and is accepted. A disability rating is not the test.
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Disclaimer
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