T. Patt Maney Okaloosa Veterans Treatment Court

The First Judicial Circuit's T. Patt Maney Okaloosa Veterans' Treatment Court Program, in Fort Walton Beach and named, like Florida's veterans court act, for T. Patt Maney, takes veterans with a service-related addiction or treatable mental health condition charged with a qualifying misdemeanor or felony, for 12 to 18 months.

Also called: veterans court, veterans treatment court, VTC, 394.47891, T. Patt Maney, First Judicial Circuit, Fort Walton Beach.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Okaloosa County, FLCounty

The First Judicial Circuit runs veterans treatment courts in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Counties under section 394.47891 of the Florida Statutes, the T. Patt Maney Veterans' Treatment Intervention Act; see the Florida entry. Okaloosa's bears the same name as the act; the Board of County Commissioners proclaimed August 10, 2021 T. Patt Maney Veterans Treatment Court Day. Who. The circuit describes the programme as for "military veterans who struggle with a service-related addiction and/or treatable mental health condition and have been charged with a qualifying misdemeanor or felony offense". It does not publish which offenses qualify, a discharge test or any fee. The programme. Voluntary, 12 to 18 months, non-adversarial and judicially monitored, diverting participants from the ordinary process, with a case manager, the State Attorney, the Public Defender, Regional Counsel, private lawyers, the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Corrections. Where. Okaloosa County Courthouse Annex Extension, 1940 Lewis Turner Boulevard, Fort Walton Beach 32547; 850-609-5186.

Thresholds

Thresholds for T. Patt Maney Okaloosa Veterans Treatment Court
Gate	Rule
Veteran with a service-related condition and a qualifying charge	A veteran with a service-related addiction or treatable mental health condition charged with a qualifying offense. No rating is needed.

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Last updated 2026-10-02.

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