Indiana § 33-23-16-13 - Individual eligibility requirements

§ 33-23-16-13. Individual eligibility requirements

Sec. 13. An individual is eligible to participate in a problem solving court program only if:

(1) the individual meets all of the eligibility criteria established by the board under section 12 of this chapter;

(2) the judge of the problem solving court approves the admission of the individual to the problem solving court program; and

(3) the individual is referred to the problem solving court as a result of at least one (1) of the following:

(A) A condition of a pretrial diversion program authorized by statute or authorized by the judge of the problem solving court and the prosecuting attorney.

(B) The procedure described in section 14 of this chapter.

(C) The procedure described in section 15 of this chapter.

(D) A condition of probation.

(E) A condition of participation in a community corrections program under IC 11-12-1.

(F) A condition of participation in a forensic diversion program under IC 11-12-3.7.

(G) A condition of a community transition program under IC 11-10-11.5.

(H) A condition of parole.

(I) An order in a dispositional decree under IC 31-34-20 to participate in a family dependency drug court if the individual is a parent, guardian, or another household member of a child adjudicated a child in need of services.

(J) A condition of an informal adjustment program under IC 31-37-9.

(K) Involvement in:

(i) a child in need of services proceeding;

(ii) a child support proceeding;

(iii) a mental health commitment; or

(iv) a civil protection proceeding.

(L) A condition of an informal adjustment program under IC 31-34-8.

(M) A condition of a misdemeanor sentence.

(N) A condition of a program authorized by the:

(i) judge of a problem solving court; and

(ii) department of correction or the county sheriff.

As added by P.L.108-2010, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.136-2012, SEC.7; P.L.95-2013, SEC.2; P.L.51-2024, SEC.3.