Arizona § 12-132 Regional mental health courts; establishment; authority to adjudicate

Arizona Statutes

§ 12-132 — Regional mental health courts; establishment; authority to adjudicate

Arizona § 12-132

Title 12Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 1COURTS OF RECORD

Art. 2The Superior Court

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 12-132 (2026).

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A.In counties that have a population of less than two hundred fifty thousand persons the presiding judges of the superior court may agree to establish a regional mental health court. A superior court judge of a court that participates in a regional mental health court may refer a case to the regional mental health court. A judicial officer in a county that participates in a regional mental health court has the authority to adjudicate a case referred to a regional mental health court.

B.The originating court shall notify the prosecutor of any criminal case referred to the mental health court.

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A. In counties that have a population of less than two hundred fifty thousand persons the presiding judges of the superior court may agree to establish a regional mental health court. A superior court judge of a court that participates in a regional mental health court may refer a case to the regional mental health court. A judicial officer in a county that participates in a regional mental health court has the authority to adjudicate a case referred to a regional mental health court.

B. The originating court shall notify the prosecutor of any criminal case referred to the mental health court.