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MONTANA EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Treatment Court Participant Handbook

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WELCOME 2

WELCOME 2

OVERVIEW 3

THE TREATMENT COURT TEAM 3

TREATMENT COURT HEARINGS 4

PHASES OF TREATMENT COURT & REQUIREMENTS 4

PHASE I 5

PHASE II: Thirteen (13) + weeks (phase commencement at Team and Judicial discretion) 7

PHASE III: 26 + weeks (phase commencement at Team and Judicial discretion) 9

PHASE IV (Continuing Care): Fourteen (14) + weeks (phase commencement at Team and Judicial discretion) 12

PHASE M (Maintenance): 26 + weeks (phase commencement at Team and Judicial discretion) 15

CONTINUING CARE 16

CONFIDENTIALITY 17

HIPPA RELEASE 18

TREATMENT COURT RULES 20

FEE AGREEMENT 21

Graduated Incentives 22

Graduated Sanctions 22

TERMINATION FROM TREATMENT COURT 23

SEARCH AND ARREST REQUIREMENTS 23

DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING 23

COMMENCEMENT 24

CONCLUSION 24

WELCOME 2

OVERVIEW 3

THE TREATMENT COURT TEAM 3

TREATMENT COURT HEARINGS 4

PHASES OF TREATMENT COURT & REQUIREMENTS 4

PHASE I 5

Phase II 6

PHASE III 7

PHASE IV (Continuing Care) 8

CONTINUING CARE 9

CONFIDENTIALITY 10

HIPPA RELEASE 11

TREATMENT COURT RULES 13

FEE AGREEMENT 14

Graduated Incentives 15

Graduated Sanctions 15

TERMINATION FROM TREATMENT COURT 16

SEARCH AND ARREST REQUIREMENTS 16

DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING 16

COMMENCEMENT(Graduation) 17

CONCLUSION 17

WELCOME

Welcome to the Eighth Judicial District Treatment Court. You have been accepted into this program based upon the Treatment Court Team’s confidence in your ability to successfully complete the program. This means that our community will be making a significant investment in you! You will receive chemical dependency treatment and collateral services to support you in achieving and maintaining an alcohol, illicit drug and crime free life. aimed at breaking your addiction, opportunities to gain new job-related skills, andYou will be supported from a team of well-qualified professionals. In exchange, we expect you to work extremely hard in your effort to emerge as a solid employee, a successful parent, and a valuable member of our community.

This Adult Drug Treatment Court Particiant Handbook is designed to answer your questions and provide overall information about the Treatment Court Program. As a participant, you will be expected to follow the instructions given in Treatment Court by me, and to comply with the treatment plan developed for you by the case manager and treatment team.

Congratulations on entering the program! The road you face will not be an easy one, but each challenge you conquer will ultimately bring you great rewards as a person.

Sincerely,

Judge Kathleen JensenThomas M. McKittrick

OVERVIEW

The Eighth Judicial District Treatment Court seeks to improve the quality of life in our community by establishing a judicially supervised, comprehensive, diversionary treatment program of incentives and sanctions. The Adult Drug Court Program supports criminal offenders diagnosed with chemical dependency in reaching and maintaining a sober and crime free life. aimed at breaking the offender’s drug addiction.

Adult Drug Treatment Court (ATC) is a five-phase, 18 month or longer treatmentintervention program for adults who enter the program through pretrial diversions, guilty pleas, sentencing or probation revocations involving any of the following listed offenses:

CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS DRUGS, A FELONY, in violation of M.C.A. § 45-9-102;

THEFT, A FELONY, in violation of M.C.A. § 45-6-301, when motivated by drug addiction;

ISSUING A BAD CHECK, A FELONY, in violation of M.C.A. § 45-6-316, when motivated by drug addiction;

DECEPTIVE PRACTICES, A FELONY, in violation of M.C.A. § 45-6-317, when motivated by drug addiction; and

FORGERY, A FELONY, in violation of M.C.A. § 45-6-325, when motivated by drug addiction.

Participants can also quality to take part based on a probation revocation for DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, A FELONY.

Program eligibility for Defendants and/or Probationers with prior violent or sexual offense convictions, or who have other pending felony charges, will be considered on a case-by-case basis and legal eligibility is not guaranteednot be eligible to take part.

THE TREATMENT COURT TEAM

The ATCis program Team is a collaboration of ve effort between the Great Falls Police Department, the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office, the Cascade County Attorney’s Office, the Cascade County Public Defender’s Office, drug treatment providers, the Montana Department of Corrections Adult Probation and Parole Bureau, the Great Falls Pre-Release Center, the Center for Mental Health, the Alliance for Youth and the Eighth Judicial District Court. By working together, they seek to provide a variety of programs and consistent supervision and accountability geared toward supporting and helping you maintain a drug-free life. Treatment Court involves frequent court appearances, random drug and alcohol testing, as well as group and individual counseling. The Court provides incentives for compliant behavior and imposes sanctions for non-compliant negative behavior. Participants who do not comply with the rules may be placed in short-term custody, moved back to the previous phase of drug court or a variety of other sanctions. They may also be terminated from Treatment Court. All of the staff working with Treatment Court will assist you to be sure you understand what is expected of you.

The Treatment Court Judge will make all decisions regarding your participation in the program with input from the Treatment Court Team. In addition to the Judge, the Drug Court Team consists of the following members:

Judge’s Secretary

Treatment Services Manager, Great Falls Pre-Release Center

Assistant Public Defender (Defense Counsel)

Deputy County Attorney

Treatment Providers (chemical dependency and mental health)

Adult Probation and Parole Officer

Law Enforcement (Great Falls Police Department and Cascade County Sheriff’s Office)

Treatment Court Administrator

Prior to the weekly Treatment Court Status Hhearings, the Team members familiarize themselves with your progress (compliance, non-compliance and life issues). The Judge will discuss, as appropriate, compliance and life issues with you so that they and the Judge may discuss that progress with you during yourthe status hearingsession.

TREATMENT COURT HEARINGS

As a Treatment Court participant, you will be required to appear in Treatment Court on a regular basis. The number of times you must appear depends upon which phase of the program you are currently in. Failure to appear will result in a warrant being issued for your arrest and detention in jail until you can appear before the court. If you have questions about your court appearances you may contact your Probation Officer or your attorney. The phases of Treatment Court are listed and explained later in the Participant Handbook.on pages 5-9.

PHASES OF TREATMENT COURT & REQUIREMENTS

The Treatment Court program is a comprehensive 18 month or longer, five-phase, individualized treatment program combined with frequent drug testing and judicial and community supervision.

Your compliance and/or non-compliance with the Drug Treatment Court requirements are subject to the application of sanctions and/or incentives. You will accept judicial sanctions and/or incentives as appropriate. The sanctions and incentives continuum is presented later in your handbook. Application of sanctions and incentives are subject to judicial discretion.

Your progress through the phases of the Drug Treatment Court Program may be delayed or you may be demoted due to any of the following: missed individual or group therapy sessions or office visits, incomplete treatment assignments, positive drug tests, failure to follow through on ancillary service referrals, unexcused failure to appear at any status hearing and/or drugs or drug paraphernalia in your home.

You may be temporarily removed from the Drug Treatment Court Program if you continue to not comply with treatment and/or abstinence from alcohol and other drugs requirements.

You may be terminated from the Drug Treatment Court Program if you conduct drug sales on treatment provider premises; threaten or commit an act of violence against any Drug Treatment Court Team member, staff or peers; are convicted of an offense pre-determined to render you ineligible for program participation or an offense that threatens the public safety; conviction of manufacture, sale or distribution of or use of dangerous drugs; and/or continued lack of progress/compliance.

The following tables outline the requirements and goals for each of the five phases. Your initials on the lines to the left of the tables indicate that you have read and understood this aspect of the program.

PHASE I

Four (4) or more weeks (phase advancement at Team and Judicial discretion)

|Requirements |

|Treatment |Court |Community Supervision |

|Attend appropriate number of group |Appear at one status hearing per week |Submit to least one random home visit per week,|

|sessions/week based on ASAM Level of Care | |which may include utilization of police |

| | |detection dogs |

|Attend appropriate number of individual |Establish a payment plan for fees, fines and |Attend 1 or more office visits per week |

|sessions per week based on ASAM Level of Care |restitution | |

|Attend three or more community support group |Make regular weekly treatment court payments or, |Complete one or more random and observed drug |

|meetings per week. |at the court’s discretion, perform required daily |screens per week (UA and BA) |

| |community service (four hours) and job contacts | |

| |(eight) on payment plan | |

|Complete three or more random and observed drug| |Compliance with conditions of supervision |

|screens/week, including Community Supervision | | |

|testing (UA and BA) | | |

|Follow through on any referrals made to | | |

|ancillary services, including mental health, | | |

|employment, housing assistance, etc. | | |

|Goals |

|Begin work on abstinence from all mood-altering substances |

|Develop and initiate comprehensive treatment plan, including appropriate ancillary services |

|Progress toward negative drug screens |

|Accountability |

|Each participant in the Treatment Court program will be held accountable for the above specified requirements. Participants’ compliance and/or |

|non-compliance with these requirements are subject to the application of sanctions and/or incentives. |

|Each participant in the Treatment Court program will accept judicial sanctions and/or incentives as appropriate. The sanctions and incentives |

|continuum is attached. This continuum is subject to judicial discretion. |

|Advancement Criteria |

|Treatment |Court |Supervision |

|Two consecutive weeks with no missed group |Appearance at 4 or more status hearings with two |Participation in four home visits with the most|

|treatment sessions. Number of sessions based |consecutive weeks with no unexcused failures to |recent two consecutive home visits |

|upon ASAM Level of Care |appear |demonstrating compliance with program rules and|

| | |regulations |

|Two consecutive weeks with no missed individual|Payment plan for fees, fines and restitution |Attendance at four office visits with the most |

|treatment sessions. Number of sessions based |established |recent two consecutive office visits |

|upon ASAM Level of Care | |demonstrating compliance with program rules and|

| | |regulations and with no unexcused failures to |

| | |appear |

|Completion of 12 random and observed drug |Current on payment plan |Compliance with conditions of supervision |

|screenings (UA and BA) | | |

|The most recent 6 consecutive drug screenings |The most recent two consecutive weeks | |

|(UA and BA) demonstrating negative results |demonstrating no sanctions applied | |

|Initial appointments established for any |Complete minimum time requirements of the phase | |

|ancillary service referrals |without ingestion of any addictive, yet medically | |

| |endorsed (prescribed) substance. | |

| |Presentation and court approval of phase | |

| |advancement application | |

|Delayed Advancement Criteria |

|Treatment |Court |Supervision |

|Missed individual or group sessions |Unexcused failure to appear at any status hearing |Drugs or paraphernalia in the home |

|Incomplete assignments |Failure to comply with payment plan |Failure to appear for any office visit |

|Positive drug and/or alcohol screens (UA and |Ingestion of any addictive, yet medically endorsed|Positive drug screens (UA and BA) |

|BA) |(prescribed) substance. | |

|Failure to make contact with ancillary service |Failure to meet two consecutive weeks compliant | |

|referrals |requirement | |

|Temporary Removal from the Program Criteria |

|Continued non-compliance with treatment, court and/or community supervision requirements |

|Repeated failure to comply with payment plan |

|Termination Criteria |

|Treatment |Court |Supervision |

|Drug sales on treatment provider premises |Conviction of offense pre-determined to make an |Violence or threats of violence toward law |

| |offender ineligible for the Program |enforcement, community supervision or case |

| | |manager |

|Violence or threats of violence against staff |Conviction of manufacture, sale, possession or use|Significant probation violations |

|or peer |of dangerous drugs | |

| |Violence or threat of violence against Treatment | |

| |Court Team member or peer | |

| |Repeated failure to comply with payment plan | |

PHASE II: Thirteen (13) + weeks (phase commencement at Team and Judicial discretion)

|Requirements |

|Treatment |Court |Community Supervision |

|Attend appropriate number of group |Appear at one status hearing per week. |Submit to at least one random home visit per |

|sessions/week based on ASAM Level of Care | |week, which may include utilization of police |

| | |detection dogs |

|Attend appropriate number of individual |Make regular weekly treatment court payments or, |Attend 1 or more office visits per week |

|sessions per week based on ASAM Level of Care |at the court’s discretion, perform required daily | |

| |community service (four hours) and job contacts | |

| |(eight) on payment plan | |

|Attend three or more community support group | |Complete one or more random and observed drug |

|meetings per week. | |screens per week (UA and BA) |

|Complete three or more random and observed drug| |Complete community service hours as assigned |

|screens/week, including Community Supervision | | |

|testing (UA and BA) | | |

|Follow through on any referrals made to | |Compliance with conditions of supervision |

|ancillary services, including mental health, | | |

|employment, housing assistance, etc. | | |

|Make regular progress on ancillary service | |Compliance with restitution payment plan |

|treatment plan | | |

|Goals |

|Abstinence from all mood altering chemicals as evidenced by negative drug/alcohol screen |

|Compliance with treatment plan, including appropriate ancillary services and relapse prevention |

|Accountability |

|Each participant in the Treatment Court program will be held accountable for the above specified requirements. Participants’ compliance and/or |

|non-compliance with these requirements are subject to the application of sanctions and/or incentives. |

|Accept judicial sanctions and/or incentives as appropriate. The sanctions and incentives continuum is attached. This continuum is subject to |

|judicial discretion. |

|Advancement Criteria |

|Treatment |Court |Supervision |

|Four consecutive weeks with no missed group |Appearance at 12 or more status hearings with the |Completion of 12 or more home visits with the |

|treatment sessions. Number of sessions based |four most recent consecutive weeks demonstrating |most recent four consecutive weeks home visits |

|upon ASAM Level of Care and treatment progress |no unexcused failures to appear |demonstrating compliance with program rules and|

| | |regulations |

|Four consecutive weeks with no missed |Make regular weekly treatment court payments or, |Attendance at 12 or more office visits with |

|individual treatment sessions. Number of |at the court’s discretion, perform required daily |four consecutive weeks of visits demonstrating |

|sessions based upon ASAM Level of Care and |community service (four hours) and job contacts |compliance with program rules and regulations |

|treatment progress |(eight) on payment plan |and no unexcused failures to appear |

|Attendance 12 or more community support group |Four consecutive weeks with no sanctions applied |Current on assigned community service hours |

|meetings | | |

|Completion of 12 or more random and observed |Presentation and court approval of phase |Documented improvement in home and office |

|drug screens with at least one month of |advancement application |visits |

|negative tests, including screens under | | |

|Community Supervision | | |

|Initial appointments established and/or | |Compliance with conditions of supervision |

|completed (as appropriate) for any ancillary | | |

|services | | |

|Continue making progress on ancillary services | |Current on restitution payments |

|treatment plan | | |

|Delayed Advancement Criteria |

|Treatment |Court |Supervision |

|Missed individual or group sessions |Unexcused failure to appear at any status hearing |Drugs or paraphernalia in the home |

|Incomplete assignments |Failure to comply with payment plan |Failure to appear for any office visit |

|Positive drug and/or alcohol screens (UA and | |Positive drug screens (UA and BA) |

|BA) | | |

|Failure to make contact with ancillary service | | |

|referrals | | |

|Lack of progress on ancillary services | | |

|treatment plan | | |

|Temporary Removal from the Program Criteria |

|Continued non-compliance with treatment, court and/or community supervision requirements |

|Repeated failure to comply with payment plan |

|Termination Criteria |

|Treatment |Court |Supervision |

|Drug sales on treatment provider premises |Conviction of offense pre-determined to make an |Violence or threats of violence toward law |

| |offender ineligible for the Program |enforcement, community supervision or case |

| | |manager |

|Violence or threats of violence against staff |Conviction of manufacture, sale, possession or use|Significant probation violations |

|or peer | | |

|Lack of adequate progress in treatment |Violence or threats of violence against Treatment | |

| |Court Team member or peer | |

| |Repeated failure to comply with payment plan | |

PHASE III: 26 + weeks (phase commencement at Team and Judicial discretion)

|Requirements: Transition Stages |

|Once a participant has been advanced from Phase II, he or she will need to successfully transition into Phase III before moving on to the below |

|outlined requirements. The transition consists of two stages: |

| |

|Stage 1 (IIIa): Drug tests will decrease from three (3) to two (2) per week. All other requirements remain the same as in Phase II. If the |

|participant successfully completes all requirements and remains sanction free for two (2) weeks, he or she may successfully advance to Stage 2 of|

|the Transition. |

| |

|Stage 2 (IIIb): Home and office visits will decrease from once per week to once every other week. Drug tests remain at two (2) per week. All |

|other requirements remain the same as in Phase II. If the participant successfully completes all requirements and remains sanction free for four|

|(4) weeks, he or she may fully advance to Phase III. |

|Requirements: Phase III |

|Treatment |Court |Community Supervision |

|Attend appropriate number of group |Appear at one or more status hearing every two |Submit to at least one random home visit every |

|sessions/week based on ASAM Level of Care |weeks |two weeks, which may include utilization of |

| | |police detection dogs |

| |If the participant has committed any act that may | |

| |be sanctioned by the Treatment Court, the | |

| |participant must appear at the Treatment Court | |

| |status hearing that week regardless of Phase | |

| |requirements. | |

|Attend appropriate number of individual |Make regular weekly treatment court payments or, |Attend 1 or more office visits every two weeks |

|sessions per week based on ASAM Level of Care |at the court’s discretion, perform required daily | |

| |community service (four hours) and job contacts | |

| |(eight) on payment plan | |

|Attend three or more community support group |Establish a Phase III goal and/or civic engagement|Complete one or more random and observed drug |

|meetings per week |project |screens every two weeks (UA and BA) |

|Complete two or more random and observed drug | |Complete community service hours as assigned |

|screens/week, including Community Supervision | | |

|testing (UA and BA) | | |

|Follow through on any referrals made to | |Compliance with conditions of supervision |

|ancillary services, including mental health, | | |

|employment, housing assistance, etc. | | |

|Make regular progress on ancillary service | |Compliance with restitution payment plan |

|treatment plan | | |

|Goals |

|Abstinence from all mood altering chemicals as evidenced by negative drug/alcohol screen. |

|Compliance with treatment plan, including appropriate ancillary services and relapse prevention. |

|Participant identified goal (part of phase advancement application) |

|Accountability |

|Each participant in the Treatment Court program will be held accountable for the above specified requirements. Participants’ compliance and/or |

|non-compliance with these requirements are subject to the application of sanctions and/or incentives. |

|Accept judicial sanctions and/or incentives as appropriate. The sanctions and incentives continuum is attached. This continuum is subject to |

|judicial discretion. |

|Advancement Criteria |

|Treatment |Court |Supervision |

|Six consecutive weeks with no missed group |Appearance at 8 or more status hearings with six |Completion of 12 or more home visits with the |

|treatment sessions. Number of sessions based |consecutive weeks of no unexcused failures to |most recent six consecutive weeks demonstrating|

|upon ASAM Level of Care and treatment progress |appear |compliance with program rules and regulations |

|Six consecutive weeks with no missed individual|Make regular weekly treatment court payments or, |Attendance at 12 or more office visits with the|

|treatment sessions. Number of sessions based |at the court’s discretion, perform required daily |most recent six consecutive weeks demonstrating|

|upon ASAM Level of Care and treatment progress |community service (four hours) and job contacts |compliance with rules and regulations and no |

| |(eight) on payment plan |unexcused failures to appear |

|Attendance 18 or more community support group |Six consecutive weeks with no sanctions applied |Current on assigned community service hours |

|meetings with six consecutive weeks of no | | |

|missed groups | | |

|Completion of 12 or more random and observed |Demonstration of adequate progress toward, or |Documented improvement in home and office |

|drug screens with at least six weeks of |attainment of, participant identified Phase III |visits (as appropriate) |

|negative screens, including screens under |goal and/or civic engagement project | |

|Community Supervision with six weeks of no | | |

|missed or positive tests | | |

|Demonstration of adequate progress in ancillary|Presentation and court approval of phase |Compliance with conditions of supervision |

|services |advancement application | |

| | |Current on restitution payments |

|Delayed Advancement Criteria |

|Treatment |Court |Supervision |

|Missed individual or group sessions |Unexcused failure to appear at any status hearing |Drugs or paraphernalia in the home |

|Lack of treatment progress |Failure to comply with payment plan |Failure to appear for any office visit |

|Positive drug and/or alcohol screens (UA and |Lack of progress or toward attainment of |Positive drug screens (UA and BA) |

|BA) |participant defined Phase III goal and/or civic | |

| |engagement project | |

|Failure to make contact with ancillary service | | |

|referrals | | |

|Lack of progress on ancillary services | | |

|treatment plan | | |

|Temporary Removal from the Program Criteria |

|Continued non-compliance with treatment and abstinence requirements |

|Repeated failure to comply with payment plan |

|Termination Criteria |

|Treatment |Court |Supervision |

|Drug sales on treatment provider premises |Conviction of offense pre-determined to make an |Violence or threats of violence toward law |

| |offender ineligible for the Program |enforcement, community supervision or case |

| | |manager |

|Violence or threats of violence against staff |Conviction of manufacture, sale, possession or use|Significant probation violations |

|or peer | | |

|Lack of adequate treatment progress |Violence or threats of violence against Treatment | |

| |Court Team member or peer | |

| |Repeated failure to comply with payment plan | |

PHASE IV (Continuing Care): Fourteen (14) + weeks (phase commencement at Team and Judicial discretion)

|Requirements: Transition Stages |

|Once a participant has been advanced from Phase III, he or she will need to successfully transition into Phase IV before moving on to the below |

|outlined requirements. The transition consists of two stages: |

| |

|Stage 1 (IVa): Drug tests will decrease from two (2) to one (1) per week. All other requirements remain the same as in Phase III. If the |

|participant successfully completes all requirements and remains sanction free for two (2) weeks, he or she may successfully advance to Stage 2 of|

|the Transition. |

| |

|Stage 2 (IVb): Home and office visits will decrease from once per week to every four weeks. Drug tests remain at one (1) per week. All other |

|requirements remain the same as in Phase III. If the participant successfully completes all requirements and remains sanction free for four (4) |

|weeks, he or she may fully advance to Phase IV. |

|Requirements: Phase IV |

|Treatment |Court |Community Supervision |

|Attend appropriate number of group |Appear at one or more status hearing every four |Submit to one or more random home visits |

|sessions/week based on ASAM Level of Care |weeks |monthly, which may include utilization of |

| | |police detection dogs |

| |If the participant has committed any act that may | |

| |be sanctioned by the Treatment Court, the | |

| |participant must appear at the Treatment Court | |

| |status hearing that week regardless of Phase | |

| |requirements. | |

|Attend appropriate number of individual |Make regular weekly treatment court payments or, |Attend one or more office visit per month |

|sessions per week based on ASAM Level of Care |at the court’s discretion, perform required daily | |

| |community service (four hours) and job contacts | |

| |(eight) on payment plan | |

|Complete one or more random and observed drug |Complete participant identified Phase III goal |Complete one or more random and observed drug |

|screens/week, including Community Supervision |and/or civic engagement project |screens per month (UA and BA) |

|testing (UA and BA) | | |

|Complete treatment plan |Establish a Phase IV goal and/or civic engagement |Complete community service hours as assigned |

| |project | |

|Develop and submit a Personal Recovery Plan and| |Compliance with conditions of supervision |

|Relapse Prevention Plan | | |

|Complete ancillary services, including mental | |Compliance with restitution payment plan |

|health, employment, housing assistance, etc. | | |

|Goals |

|Abstinence from all mood altering chemicals as evidenced by negative drug/alcohol screen. |

|Completion of treatment plan, including appropriate ancillary services and relapse prevention. |

|Accountability |

|Each participant in the Treatment Court program will be held accountable for the above specified requirements. Participants’ compliance and/or |

|non-compliance with these requirements are subject to the application of sanctions and/or incentives. |

|Accept judicial sanctions and/or incentives as appropriate. The sanctions and incentives continuum is attached. This continuum is subject to |

|judicial discretion. |

|Advancement Criteria |

|Treatment |Court |Supervision |

|Eight of the most recent consecutive weeks |Appearance at two or more status hearings with the|Completion of two or more home visits with the |

|demonstrate no missed group and/or individual |most recent eight consecutive weeks demonstrating |most recent six consecutive weeks demonstrating|

|treatment sessions. Number of sessions based |no unexcused failures to appear |compliance with program rules and regulations |

|upon ASAM Level of Care. | | |

|Attendance 24 or more community support group |Current on payment plan, including cash payments |Attendance at two or more office visits with |

|meetings |or adequate community service hours in lieu of |the most recent six consecutive weeks |

| |paying cash if the Court determines the offender |demonstrating compliance with rules and |

| |eligible for this option |regulations and no unexcused failures to appear|

|Completion of 8 or more random and observed |Eight consecutive weeks with no sanctions applied |Current on assigned community service hours |

|drug screens with at least two months of | | |

|negative screens, including screens under | | |

|Community Supervision | | |

|Completed treatment and ancillary services |Completion of Phase III participant established |Documented improvement in home and office |

|goals |goal and/or civic engagement project |visits (as appropriate) |

| |Progress toward, or attainment of , participant |Compliance with conditions of supervision |

| |established Phase IV goal and/or civic engagement | |

| |project | |

| |Presentation and court approval of phase |Current on restitution payments |

| |advancement application | |

|Delayed Advancement Criteria |

|Treatment |Court |Supervision |

|Missed individual or group sessions |Unexcused failure to appear at any status hearing |Drugs or paraphernalia in the home |

|Incomplete assignments |Failure to comply with payment plan |Failure to appear for any office visit |

|Positive drug and/or alcohol screens (UA and | |Positive drug screens (UA and BA) |

|BA) | | |

|Lack of progress on ancillary services or other| | |

|treatment plans | | |

|Temporary Removal from the Program Criteria |

|Continued non-compliance with treatment and abstinence requirements |

|Repeated failure to comply with payment plan |

|Termination Criteria |

|Treatment |Court |Supervision |

|Drug sales on treatment provider premises |Conviction of offense pre-determined to make an |Violence or threats of violence toward law |

| |offender ineligible for the Program |enforcement, community supervision or case |

| | |manager |

|Violence or threats of violence against staff |Conviction of manufacture, sale, possession or use|Significant probation violations |

|or peer | | |

|Lack of progress on ancillary services or other|Violence or threats of violence against Treatment | |

|treatment plans |Court Team member or peer | |

| |Repeated failure to comply with payment plan | |

| |Lack of adequate progress toward, or attainment of| |

| |participant established Phase III, Phase IV and | |

| |Maintenance goals and/or civic engagement projects| |

PHASE M (Maintenance): 26 + weeks (phase commencement at Team and Judicial discretion)

|Requirements: Phase M |

|Treatment |Court |Community Supervision |

|Participate in one monthly monitoring session |Appear at one status hearing every four weeks |Submit to one or more random home visits |

|(Alumni Group) |(time to be determined); must appear if being |monthly, which may include utilization of |

| |sanctioned, regardless of Phase requirements |police detection dogs |

|Participate in at least one community support | |Compliance with conditions of supervision |

|group meeting per week | | |

|Complete on random and observed drug and | | |

|alcohol screen per month | | |

|Goals |

|Maintain a sober lifestyle and recovery environment with as evidenced by negative drug/alcohol screens with minimal supervision and support from |

|the Treatment Court Program. |

|Accountability |

|Each participant in the Treatment Court program will be held accountable for the above specified requirements. Participants’ compliance and/or |

|non-compliance with these requirements are subject to the application of sanctions and/or incentives. |

|Accept judicial sanctions and/or incentives as appropriate. The sanctions and incentives continuum is attached. This continuum is subject to |

|judicial discretion. |

|Commencement Criteria |

|Treatment |Court |Supervision |

|Six consecutive months with no missed |Appearance at six consecutive status hearings and |Completion six consecutive, monthly |

|monitoring sessions, community support group |payment of all fees, fines and restitution |satisfactory home visits with no evidence of |

|meetings and negative drug and alcohol tests |Six months with no sanctions |drug paraphernalia and demonstration of |

| |Completion of exit interviews and surveys |compliance with program rules and regulations |

| |Completion of participant established Phase III, |Complete restitution payment plan (as |

| |IV and Maintenance goals and/or civic engagement |appropriate) |

| |projects | |

|Temporary Removal from the Program Criteria |

|Continued non-compliance with Phase and Program requirements |

|Termination Criteria |

|Treatment |Court |Supervision |

|Drug sales on treatment provider premises |Conviction of offense pre-determined to make an |Violence or threats of violence toward law |

| |offender ineligible for the Program |enforcement, community supervision or case |

| | |manager |

|Violence or threats of violence against staff |Conviction of manufacture, sale, possession or use|Significant probation violations |

|or peer | | |

| |Violence or threats of violence against Treatment | |

| |Court Team member or peer | |

|Requirements |

|Treatment |Court |Community Supervision |

|Attend appropriate number of individual and/or|Appear at one status hearing per week |Submit to 1 random home visit per week, |

|group sessions/week based on ASAM Level of Care| |including utilization of police detection dogs |

|Complete three or more random and observed drug|Establish a payment plan for fees, fines and |Attend 1 or more office visits per week |

|screens/week |restitution | |

|Attend three or more community support groups |Make regular payments on payment plan |Maintain or obtain employment |

|per week | | |

|Follow through on any referrals made to | | |

|ancillary services, including mental health, | | |

|employment, housing assistance, etc. | | |

|Goals |

|Begin work on abstinence from all mood-altering substances |

|Develop and initiate comprehensive treatment plan, including appropriate ancillary services |

|Progress toward negative drug screens |

|Advancement Criteria |

|Completed at least four weeks in Phase I, the two most immediate consecutive weeks sanction free; current on fees and fines; presentation of |

|phase advancement application; and approval of phase advancement application by the Drug Court Team. |

Phase II

13 or more weeks (phase advancement at Team and Judicial discretion)

|Requirements |

|Treatment |Court |Community Supervision |

|Attend appropriate number of individual and/or|Appear at one status hearing per week |Submit to 1 random home visit per week, |

|group sessions/week based on ASAM Level of Care| |including utilization of police detection dogs |

|Attend three or more community support group |Make regular payments on agreed upon payment plan |Attend 1 or more office visits per week |

|meetings per week. | | |

|Complete three or more random and observed drug| |Maintain or obtain employment |

|screens per week | | |

|Follow through on any referrals made to | | |

|ancillary services, including mental health, | | |

|employment, housing assistance, etc. | | |

|Make regular progress on ancillary service | | |

|treatment plan | | |

|Goals |

|Abstinence from all mood altering chemicals as evidenced by negative drug/alcohol screen |

|Compliance with treatment plan, including appropriate ancillary services and relapse prevention |

|Advancement Criteria |

|Completed at least 13 weeks in Phase II, the four most immediate consecutive weeks sanction free; current on fees and fines; presentation of |

|phase advancement application (one week prior to advancement); and approval of phase advancement application by the Drug Court Team. |

PHASE III

26 or more weeks (phase advancement at Team and Judicial discretion)

|Requirements: Transition Stages |

|Once you have been advanced from Phase II, you will need to successfully transition into Phase III before moving on to the below outlined |

|requirements. The transition consists of two stages: |

| |

|Stage 1: Drug tests will decrease from three (3) to two (2) per week. All other requirements remain the same as in Phase II. If you |

|successfully complete all requirements and remain sanction free for two (2) weeks, you may successfully advance to Stage 2 of the Transition. |

| |

|Stage 2: Home and office visits will decrease from once per week to once every other week. Drug tests remain at two (2) per week. All other |

|requirements remain the same as in Phase II. If you successfully complete all requirements and remain sanction free for four (4) weeks, you may |

|fully advance to Phase III. |

|Requirements: Phase III |

|Treatment |Court |Community Supervision |

|Attend appropriate number of individual |Appear at one or more status hearing every two |Submit to 1 random home visit every two weeks, |

|and/or group sessions/week based on ASAM Level|weeks |including utilization of police detection dogs |

|of Care | | |

| |If you have committed any act that may be | |

| |sanctioned by the Treatment Court, you must appear| |

| |at the Treatment Court status hearing that week | |

| |regardless of other requirements. | |

|Attend two or more community support group |Make regular payments on agreed upon payment plan |Attend 1 or more office visits every two weeks |

|meetings per week | | |

|Complete two or more random and observed drug | | |

|screens per week | | |

|Follow through on any referrals made to | | |

|ancillary services, including MRT, financial, | | |

|mgmt., mental health, employment, housing | | |

|assistance, etc. | | |

|Make regular progress on ancillary service | | |

|treatment plan | | |

|Goals |

|Abstinence from all mood altering chemicals as evidenced by negative drug/alcohol screen. |

|Compliance with treatment plan, including appropriate ancillary services and relapse prevention. |

|Advancement Criteria |

|Completed at least 26 weeks in Phase III, the six most immediate consecutive weeks sanction free; current on fees and fines; presentation of |

|phase advancement application (one week prior to advancement); and approval of phase advancement application by the Drug Court Team. |

PHASE IV (Continuing Care)

14 or more weeks (phase advancement at Team and Judicial discretion)

|Requirements: Transition Stages |

|Once you have been advanced from Phase III, you will need to successfully transition into Phase IV before moving on to the below outlined |

|requirements. The transition consists of two stages: |

| |

|Stage 1: Drug tests will decrease from two (2) to one (1) per week. All other requirements remain the same as in Phase III. If you successfully|

|complete all requirements and remain sanction free for two (2) weeks, you may successfully advance to Stage 2 of the Transition. |

| |

|Stage 2: Home and office visits will decrease from once per week to every four weeks. Drug tests remain at one (1) per week. All other |

|requirements remain the same as in Phase III. If you successfully complete all requirements and remain sanction free for four (4) weeks, you may|

|fully advance to Phase IV. |

|Requirements: Phase IV |

|Treatment |Court |Community Supervision |

|Attend appropriate number of individual |Appear at one or more status hearing every four |Submit to 1 or more random home visits monthly,|

|and/or group sessions/week based on ASAM Level|weeks |including utilization of police detection dogs |

|of Care | | |

| |If you have committed any act that may be | |

| |sanctioned by the Treatment Court, you must appear| |

| |at the Treatment Court status hearing that week | |

| |regardless of Phase requirements. | |

|Complete one or more community support group |Make regular payments on agreed upon payment plan |Attend 1 or more office visits per month |

|meetings per week | | |

|Complete one or more random and observed drug | | |

|screens per week | | |

|Complete treatment goals | | |

|Follow through on any referrals made to | | |

|ancillary services, including MRT, financial | | |

|mgmt., mental health, employment, housing | | |

|assistance, etc. | | |

|Goals |

|Abstinence from all mood altering chemicals as evidenced by negative drug/alcohol screen. |

|Completion of treatment plan, including appropriate ancillary services and relapse prevention. |

|Advancement Criteria |

|Completed at least 14 weeks in Phase IV, the eight most immediate consecutive weeks sanction free; current on fees and fines; presentation of |

|phase advancement application (one week prior to advancement); and approval of phase advancement application by the Drug Court Team. |

PHASE M (Maintenance)

26 or more weeks (phase commencement at Team and Judicial discretion)

|Requirements: Phase M |

|Treatment |Court |Community Supervision |

|Participate in one monthly monitoring session|Appear at one status hearing every four weeks |Submit to 1 or more random home visits monthly,|

| |(time to be determined); must appear if being |including utilization of police detection dogs |

| |sanctioned, regardless of Phase requirements | |

|Complete on random and observed drug and | | |

|alcohol screen per month | | |

|Goals |

|Abstinence from all mood altering chemicals as evidenced by negative drug/alcohol screen with minimal supervision and support from the |

|Treatment Court Program. |

|Commencement Criteria |

|Completed at least 26 weeks in Phase M, all 26weeks sanction free; current on fees and fines; presentation of phase advancement application |

|(one week in prior to advancement); and approval of phase advancement application by the Drug Court Team. |

CONTINUING CARE

In order to provide you with a continuing support system and to support ensure that you in maintainingcan maintain your valuable sobriety, you will be able to participate in a Treatment Court Program Alumni Group. While the Alumni Group participation is not a Maintenance Phase requirement. d phase of the Treatment Court Program, Upon graduation from the ATC, you will be encouraged those participants who successfully commence from the program are encouraged to continue participatinge in the Alumni Group. Long term sobriety can be attributed in part to continued accountability for each participant and his or her actions. While the Court will no longer be providing accountability upon commencement from the program, the Alumni Group can provide this for those who have completed the Treatment Court Program as well as offer support and encouragement when individuals encounter obstacles or challenges. In addition, this group will act as mentors for any new participants in the Treatment Court program. The Alumni Group servescan stand as examples of the success of the program and testifiesy to the rewards such completion brings. The Alumni Group is asked to attend each commencement ceremony for subsequent participants who successfully complete the program as well as offer support within the community to these participants. Lastly, the Alumni Group may be called upon to attest to the impact of the program on his or her lives at public forums. Please take advantage of this opportunity to prove to the Treatment Court team that you are ready to start your new life as a productive, law-abiding member of society.

CONFIDENTIALITY

The Treatment Court Team members are qualified professionals who have been trained to understand the need for confidentiality in this program.

_____ You will be asked to sign the following Consent for Disclosure of Confidential Substance Abuse Information. This disclosure of information is for the sole purpose of hearings and reports concerning your specific Treatment Court case.

_____ The Treatment Court cannot predict or protect participants from how the news media may use a participant’s identity since Treatment Court hearings are open public court hearings.

HIPPA RELEASE

CONSENT FOR THE RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIAL ALCOHOL OR DRUG AND MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION TO EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT TREATMENT COURT

I, _________________________________(printed name)_________________ (social security number), authorize the Eighth Judicial District Treatment Court and the following members of the Treatment Court:

1) Any of the alcohol or drug treatment programs named in the list of “Treatment Providers” attached to this consent form that have provided me services since ___________,

(Date)

2) Any of the mental health agencies or providers named in the list of “Mental Health Providers” attached to this consent form that have provided me services since ___________,

(Date)

3) My medical care provider(s) at _________________________________,

(Name of Physician or Agency Provider)

4) Any of the following members of the Great Falls Treatment Court team, inclusive of my Public Defender/Legal Counsel; Cascade County Attorney; Judge McKittrick, Treatment Court Judge; and any of the members of the Treatment Court Team attached to this consent form.

To communicate with and disclose to one another the following information: (the nature and amount of the information will be as limited as possible)

(Initial each category that applies)

_____ my name and other personal identifying information;

_____ my status as a patient in (alcohol or drug, and mental health and/or physical health ) treatment;

_____ initial and subsequent evaluations of my service needs by the Great Falls Treatment Court and its members;

_____ summaries of alcohol/drug and mental health assessment results and history;

_____ summary of alcohol/drug treatment and mental health services plan(s), progress and compliance;

_____ attendance in alcohol/drug treatment and mental health services;

_____ discharge plan(s) for alcohol/drug treatment and mental health services;

_____ date of discharge from alcohol/drug treatment and mental health services, discharge status and follow-up recommendations;

_____other: _______________________________________________________

The purpose of the disclosures authorized in this consent is to enable to Great Falls Treatment Court and its members to evaluate my need for services from the Treatment Court and its members, and provide and coordinate the Great Falls Treatment Court and its members’ services to me.

I understand that my alcohol and/or drug treatment records are protected under the Federal regulations governing Confidentiality and Drug Abuse Patient Records. 42CFR Part 2, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), 45 CFR pts 160 & 164, and cannot be disclosed without my written consent unless otherwise provided for by the regulations. I also understand that I may revoke this consent in writing at any time except to the extent that action has been taken in reliance on it. I also understand that should I choose to revoke this consent, my agreement with the Court to participate in, and complete, the Great Falls Treatment Court, as an alternative to prosecution of criminal charges, and/or expungement of my criminal record, will be null and void, and criminal proceedings will go forward. In the event that I do not revoke my consent, this consent expires automatically 6 months following my successful completion of the Great Falls Treatment Court.

Dated: ________________________ _________________________________________

Signature of Patient

___________________________________

Witness

Treatment Court Team Agencies

Alliance for Youth

Benefis Health System

Cascade County Attorney’s Office

Cascade County Public Defender’s Office

Cascade County Sheriff’s Office

Center for Mental Health

Department of Corrections, Adult Probation and Parole

Eighth Judicial District Court

Gateway Community Services

Hope and Forgiveness Counseling

(Attach list of alcohol/drug treatment programs; mental health agencies/providers; members of Treatment Court Team).

TREATMENT COURT RULES

As a participant you will be required to abide by the rules outlined in thise participant contract, including, but not limited to the following:

_____ Totally abstain from the use of illegal drugs, alcohol and/or any mood altering substance.

_____ Inform your treating physician that you are a recovering addict and may not take narcotic or addictive medications or drugs.

_____ Maintain a patient relationship with only one medical provider.

_____ Attend court sessions and treatment sessions as scheduled, submit to random alcohol and drug testing, remain clean and sober and law abiding.

_____ Be on time for all Court appearances.

_____ Do not associate with people who use or possess drugs and/or known felons.

_____ Do not possess any weapons while in the Treatment Court program.

_____ Keep the Treatment Court team, case manager, treatment provider and police officer liaison informed of your current address and phone number at all times.

_____ As a condition of participation in the Treatment Court program, your person, property, place of residence, vehicle or personal effects may be searched at any time with or without a warrant, and with or without reasonable cause, when required by a probation officer or other treatment court team members or contractors.

_____ Dress appropriately for court and treatment sessions. Appropriate dress is defined as slacks or clean jeans worn above the hip with a tucked in shirt or blouse. No alcohol or drug advertisements or expletives are allowed. Hair must be clean and groomed.

_____ The use of cell phones in the courtroom is banned. Do not bring your cell phone to court or silence your phone prior to the status hearing.

_____ Behave appropriately in the courtroom. Appropriate behavior is defined as follows:

▪ No speaking unless spoken to by the Judge

▪ No gum, food or beverages

▪ Treating the Judge, Treatment Court Team members and other participants with respect and stand when talking to or when addressed by the Court

▪ The Judge will be addressed as “Your Honor”

▪ Do not approach the bench unless you obtain permission or are invited

▪ Cell phones turned off or on vibrate

_____ Abide by all other rules and regulations imposed by the Treatment Court Team, including the following fee agreement

FEE AGREEMENT

The Treatment Court Program participant will be responsible to pay all fees, fines and/or restitution as directed by the Court and will have an opportunity to “earn down” some fees for excellent program compliance. All participants must establish a payment plan before completion of Phase I of the Treatment Court Program. The Treatment Court Program will enroll any eligible offenders into the Program regardless of their current ability to pay their fees, fines and/or restitution.

1. The Treatment Court Program fee is $15.00 per week throughout the 12-24 or longer month program. The Treatment Court Judge will order the Treatment Court fee and the form will include space for specialized orders.

2. As financial need is demonstrated to the Court and approved by the Court, Treatment Court Program participants may establish an extended or reduced payment plan.

3. As financial need is demonstrated to the Court and approved by the Court, volunteer community service hours, valued at $7.50 per hour, may be credited to partially offset fees, fines and/or restitution.

4. Costs associated with confirmation testing of a urine specimen, if use is not admitted and drug use is confirmed, will be assessed to the participant.

5. Costs associated with additional drug screens assigned to participants as sanctions by the Judge will be assessed to the participant.

6. As financial need is demonstrated to the Court and approved by the Court, Treatment Court Program participants may establish an extended or reduced payment plan.

7. Monetary payments will be made to the Drug Treatment Court Aadministrating agency, Alliance for Youthor. Payments must be in the form of money order or cashier’s check only, no cash or personal checks.

8. Participant’s compliance with payment plans is a Court requirement and will be evaluated in the same regard as compliance with treatment plans and community supervision. Lack of compliance with the payment plan is an offense for which a sanction may be imposed.

_______________________________________ ______________________

Treatment Court Participant Date

_______________________________________ _______________________

Prosecuting Attorney Date

_______________________________________ _______________________

Participant’s Legal Counsel Date

_______________________________________ _______________________

Treatment Court Program Judge Date

| |

|COMPLIANCE WITH DRUG COURT RULES WILL RESULT IN REWARDS CALLED "INCENTIVES." FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH RULES MAY RESULT IN SANCTIONS. |

Graduated Incentives

Verbal praise from Judge and/or Treatment Court Team

Name entered in drawing for prize with each negative drug test

Leave court early (“positive behaviors group”)

Positive curfew adjustments

Bus passes

Gift/memento commensurate with achievement

Waive current week’s Treatment Court participation fee

Coupons for pro-social community services, activities and/or events

Gift certificates for use with community merchants

Decreased fines

Achievement certificate

Treatment court t-shirt

Increased child visitations (as appropriate)

Decreased community supervision

Decreased community service

Decreased court contact

Decreased community support groups

Decreased treatment sessions

Reduced or suspended electronic monitoring, pre-release or incarceration

Phase advancement w/promotion ceremony and certificate

Reduced term of probation

Commencement

Graduated Sanctions

Verbal admonishment from the Judge and/or Treatment Court Team

Observe entire Treatment Court Status Hearing

Self-pay for confirmed test on positive drug test

Make up treatment or community sessions missed

Write an essay

Impose curfew or more strict curfew

Impose fines or increased fines

Impose community service or increased community service

Increased community supervision

Increased community support groups

Increased court contact

Phase demotion

Delayed phase advancement

Electronic monitoring (self-pay)

Pre-release (self-pay)

Escalating periods jail sentence (self-pay)

Termination

TERMINATION FROM TREATMENT COURT

Warrants, new arrests or a violation of any aspect of your treatment plan may result in your being terminated from the Treatment Court Program. Other violations, which could result in termination, include the following:

( Missing and/or positive drug tests;

• Altered drug test;

( Demonstrating a lack of program response by failing to cooperate with the case manager or treatment program;

( Violence or threats of violence directed at treatment staff, other participants of the program or other clients of the treatment providers;

To ensure protection of your due process rights, a termination hearing will take place at which point both the Prosecutor and the Defense Counsel will present termination arguments.

SEARCH AND ARREST REQUIREMENTS

As a participant in Treatment Court, you are required to submit your person, vehicle, place of residence or area to search and seizure of narcotics, drugs or other contraband at any time of the day or night with or without a search warrant, without prior notice and without probable cause by any peace officer or probation officer. Any law enforcement officer who observes a current participant of Treatment Court in any of the following circumstances is authorized to arrest that individual:

• In violation of any criminal law

• iIngesting a controlled substance, marijuana or alcohol;

• Bbeing under the influence of a controlled substance, marijuana or alcohol;

• Ppossessing a controlled substance, marijuana or alcohol or drug paraphernalia;

• Bbeing in the presence of a person in possession of controlled substance(s) and a reasonable person in a like position, would conclude that drugs are present.

Participants detained in jail after arrest will be brought before the a Adult Drug Treatment Court judge for hearing.

DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING

You will be drug and alcohol tested randomly throughout your entire Treatment Court Program. Without exception, provision of all urine samples will be directly observed. If the urine drug screen is positive and you do notrefuse to admit to drug use, your urine will be submitted to a SAMSHA certified lab for confirmation testing. If drug use is confirmed, you are responsible for costs of the confirmation test. If you admit to use, confirmation is not necessary and no additional fees are assessed. Urine specimen collection may occur at Adult Probation and Parole offices, treatment provider facilities, the Great Falls Pre-Release Center and/or the participant’s home. Your first urine specimen will be sent to the SAMHSA lab for baseline confirmation of drug levels. This confirmation test is at the expense of the Treatment Court Program and will help the Team monitor your drug use or non-use. The Treatment Court Program expects residual marijuana (THC) to be out of your system within seven to 21 days of non-use. These time frames are based upon national studies of chronic users. As per contemporary drug testing literature and practice, a positive urine drug test after two (2) consecutive negative urine drug test, separated by at least five (5) days will be attributed to new use.

Portable breathalyzer equipment will be utilized to screen for alcohol use. Minimally, a breath analysis will be completed in conjunction with each urine screening.

Each Phase of the Treatment Court Program is assigned a color. You are required daily to call 231-0197 and check the message prior to 10:00 a.m. to determine whether you are to be drug and alcohol tested that day. Upon release from jail you MUST call the Treatment Court phone within one (1) hour of release. The Treatment Court Case Manager will update the voice message daily. The message will inform you of the color (s) requiring drug and alcohol testing for that particular date and by what time and where you should report for testing. If your assigned color is to be tested that day, you MUST report to the Pre Release Center prior to 10:00 a.m. within two (2) hours of calling for testing. Failure to call in or to appear for and complete screening will be considered as a positive test and sanctioned correspondingly.

In addition to the required random testing schedule, Community Supervision and/or Case Management maywill be randomly conducting alcohol and drug testing in both the home and office settings. In the course of completing a home visit, the Great Falls Police Department, the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office, and/or Adult Probation and Parole and/or Case Mangementmay require you to complete observed urinalysis and screening and/or completion of a breathalyzer screening. Failure to submit to screening will be considered as a positive test and sanctioned correspondingly.

If you have a positive test in any treatment court phase, the judge, based on recommendations from the Treatment Court Team, will apply immediate sanctions including time in jail to help you stop your drug using behavior.

COMMENCEMENT

Upon your successful completion of a treatment program and satisfaction of all other court requirements including continued sobriety, you will graduatecommence from Treatment Court and be eligible for promotion to the Continuing Care Phase of the Treatment Court Program. Commencement from the Treatment Court Program is recognized as a very important event. Your loved ones will be invited to join you at a special ceremony as the Treatment Court Team congratulates you for successfully completing Phases I through IV of the Treatment Court Program and achieving your goal to establish a drug-free life.

CONCLUSION

The goal of the Eighth Judicial District Treatment Court Program is to help you achieve a life free of dependence on mind-altering substances. The Judge, court staff and the Treatment Court Team are here to guide and assist you, but the final responsibility is yours. To succeed, you must be motivated to make this commitment to a drug and alcohol free life.

My signature below indicates my understanding and agreement to abide by the terms set forth in this handbook. Further, my signature indicates my understanding and agreement to accept sanctions for my actions against terms set forth in this handbook.

_________________________________ __________________

Drug Treatment Court Participant Date

_________________________________ __________________

Drug Treatment Court Judge Date

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