XXI, Sec. 15 Involuntary termination

(1) The Specialty Courts staff or MHC team may make a verbal recommendation to the mental health court judge to terminate a participant due to the participant's non-compliance. If the mental health court judge agrees to review the recommendation of termination, Specialty Courts staff shall complete a Notice of Violations, requesting the mental health court judge terminate the participant from mental health court. If the mental health court judge decides termination is appropriate, a Notice of Involuntary Termination shall be completed. The participant shall be notified of their termination during the mental health court session, unless the participant has absconded as provided in subsection (2) of this Section.

(2) If a participant has absconded for a period of at least fifteen (15) days, the mental health court judge may sign a Notice of Involuntary Termination without the participant being notified and present during the next mental health court session.

(3) Upon entry of the Notice of Involuntary Termination, the case shall be assigned to the appropriate circuit or district court judge or venue shall be transferred as provided in Section 7 for further proceedings.

(4) The Notice of Involuntary Termination shall be filed in the official record.

(5) All participants listed as “suspended absconded” shall be reviewed monthly with the mental health court judge and MHC team.