Eighth Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court

The Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County's district court, runs a Veterans Treatment Court under NRS 176A.280; see the Nevada entry. It meets on the first and third Tuesdays at 1 p.m. in Courtroom 12D, and works with VA, the Vet Center and community providers. Treatment includes random drug testing, individual and group counselling, trauma therapy, vocational help, case management and medical care, with regular court reviews. It lasts at least 18 months, three years for a felony DUI, and costs about $84 a month, $1,500 in court fees in all. Apply on the court's specialty court application. The flyer, updated March 30, 2024, lists four conditions: a veteran or member of the U.S. military, eligible for VA services, with a service-related substance use or mental health problem, and not charged with a category A felony or a sexual offense punishable as a category B felony. Where it is narrower than the statute. The flyer's footnote says that to qualify for VA benefits a veteran must "generally be (1) honorably discharged and (2) have been on active duty for not less than two years unless they have a service-related injury". NRS 176A.280 does not require VA eligibility at all, and NRS 176A.287 bars only a dishonorable discharge, which the court can overlook for extraordinary circumstances. VA's own character-of-discharge review can also find a veteran with an other-than-honorable discharge eligible for care. A veteran turned away for discharge or length of service should cite the statute. On completion the statute requires dismissal or a set-aside conviction, with sealed records, unless the defendant has a prior felony or a failed specialty court.