Greenwood County Veterans Treatment Court - the Eighth Circuit VTC (Probate Judge Travis W. Moore)
The Greenwood County Veterans Treatment Court Program, ordered out of the Eighth Circuit Adult Drug Court Program as a separate diversionary court by the Supreme Court of South Carolina on July 13, 2023, with Probate Judge Travis W. Moore presiding, serves veterans with pending Eighth Judicial Circuit charges (Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens and Newberry) with a minimum twelve-month programme whose successful completion dismisses the charges.
Also called: Veterans Treatment Court, VTC, Eighth Circuit, Probate Judge, Travis W. Moore, Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty, order, 12 months, expungement, Abbeville, Laurens, Newberry, Greenwood, Ninety Six, Ware Shoals, Hodges, Troy, Bradley, Donalds.
The order. The Supreme Court of South Carolina's order of July 13, 2023 (Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty): "IT IS ORDERED that the Greenwood County Veterans Treatment Court Program, which was originally established as part of the Eighth Circuit Adult Drug Court Program, shall now operate as a separate diversionary program. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Honorable Travis W. Moore, Probate Judge for Greenwood County, may preside over the Greenwood County Veterans Treatment Court Program. Pursuant to this assignment, Judge Moore may impose sanctions for violation of the conditions of the Greenwood County Veterans Treatment Court Program. Sanctions may include public service work, additional treatment, or termination of participation." The statute behind it is the Veterans Treatment Court Program Act of June 10, 2014 (see the State entry), and the order takes effect "unless amended or rescinded by the Chief Justice".
The programme. The Eighth Circuit Solicitor's Office: "The Eighth Circuit Veterans Treatment Court Program (VTC) is a treatment-focused program designed to assist eligible veterans with pending criminal charges in Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens and Newberry counties." Participants must have pending misdemeanor or felony charges in the circuit "deemed appropriate for participation by the Solicitor's Office", be eligible for veterans service benefits, and "have a treatable behavioral, mental health and/or substance-use condition". Treatment may include counselling and PTSD-related care, with veteran mentors, the Department of Veterans Affairs and veteran service organisations; the programme runs a minimum of 12 months on an individualised treatment plan with graduated sanctions, and "successful completion of the program results in dismissal of the participating charges, and those charges may be eligible for expungement."
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Thresholds for Greenwood County Veterans Treatment Court - the Eighth Circuit VTC (Probate Judge Travis W. Moore)
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Justice-involved veteran
The docket serves veterans with pending Eighth Judicial Circuit charges who volunteer and are accepted by the Solicitor’s Office; a disability rating is not the test.
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