§ 2C:43-35 — Mental Health Diversion Program, leader, Superior Court judge, duties.

4. The program leader in a selected vicinage shall be a judge of the Superior Court who shall preside over all participant appearances, regularly held Mental Health Diversion Team meetings, and all related court proceedings. The judge shall preside over regular Mental Health Diversion Team meetings where participant treatment, progress, and barriers are discussed. All sanctions shall be subject to discussion by team members, but final sanction decisions shall be the sole province of the court. The judge shall meet with each participant individually along with all members of the Mental Health Diversion Team in a location, such as the court well, which is suitable to facilitate private conversations, to review and discuss the participant's progress, problems, and goal achievements. Court proceedings include, but are not limited to, Orders of Acceptance, guilty pleas, sentencings, sanctions, recognitions, notices of termination, termination hearings, graduations, withdrawals, and violations of probation. Three months prior to any participant moving on, the judge shall review a formal goal attainment log with the participant and team members. At the conclusion of the court supervision term, a "moving on" or graduation ceremony shall be held where an individual, their family or friends, and other participants recognize the achievement of completion. L.2023, c.188, s.4.