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Twentieth Judicial Circuit Veterans Treatment Court (Charlotte County)

The Twentieth Circuit's Veterans Court diverts eligible current and former service members with severe mental health or substance use disorders from prosecution; veteran status is established by a DD-214, and Charlotte cases come by transfer under the state problem-solving court transfer guide, since the programme's residency default is Lee County.

Also called: veterans court, veterans treatment court, VTC, Twentieth Circuit, Fort Myers, transfer, DD-214.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Florida's veterans treatment intervention act puts veterans treatment courts in the judicial circuits; see the Florida entry. The Twentieth Judicial Circuit, seated in Fort Myers, operates a Veterans Treatment Court for the six counties including Charlotte. Who. The court "is designed to divert cases from the traditional court system for individuals who have served in the US military... and are diagnosed with severe mental health and/or substance use disorders. Misdemeanor and felony charges are eligible... at the discretion of the Court and upon recommendation of the State Attorney's Office." "Veteran status will be established by a DD-214..." So there is no discharge-character test on the page. Where a Charlotte case goes. The page's residency requirement defaults to "generally 30 days in Lee County prior to application... unless eligible for transfer under the Florida Problem Solving Court Transfer Guide", so a Charlotte County defendant applies through that guide or asks the circuit's problem-solving court office how Charlotte cases are taken.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Twentieth Judicial Circuit Veterans Treatment Court (Charlotte County)
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Justice-involved veteranThe court is for a veteran with a pending criminal case who volunteers and is accepted. A disability rating is not the test.

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