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Yavapai County Superior Court Veterans Court

The Yavapai County Superior Court runs a Veterans Court, one of its three specialty courts, for veterans in the criminal justice system, with a treatment plan built by the judge, prosecutor, defence and VA. The court publishes no eligibility rules or page of its own; ask the Superior Court in Prescott.

Also called: veterans court, veterans treatment court, VTC, specialty court, probation, Prescott, Superior Court, Stand Down.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

The Superior Court in Yavapai County runs three specialty courts: DUI/Drug Court, Mental Health Court and Veterans Court. In the County's budget book, the Court describes Veterans Court as a collaborative process of the prosecutor, defence counsel and judge, and sometimes VA, the State's Department of Veterans' Services and community organisations, for veterans "currently in the criminal justice system". The court builds and supervises a treatment plan for what underlies the veteran's offence or substance use, with the aim of restoring the veteran as a contributing member of the community. Who. The Court publishes no eligibility rules, offence list or discharge test, and its website has no Veterans Court page; the budget book's description dates from fiscal year 2022. At the County Stand Down on September 26, 2025 the courts offered a veterans court session with pre-registration through U.S. VETS. Ask the Superior Court at 120 S. Cortez Street, Prescott (928-771-3312), or have a defence lawyer ask the County Attorney, whether a case can go to Veterans Court.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Yavapai County Superior Court Veterans Court
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Veteran with a criminal case in Yavapai CountyA veteran in the Superior Court whom the court accepts. No rating is needed.

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Disclaimer

VetTOC is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Information is for reference only and is not an eligibility determination. Verify with VA, the relevant state or territory, or an accredited VSO.