NY · rules
22 NYCRR 143.1
Establishment of Superior Courts for Drug Treatment
Following consultation with and agreement of the Presiding Justice of the Judicial Department in which a county is located, the Chief Administrator of the Courts, by administrative order, may establish a Superior Court for Drug Treatment in Supreme Court or County Court in such county and assign one or more justices or judges to preside therein. Each such Superior Court for Drug Treatment shall have as its purpose the hearing and determination of:
(a) criminal cases that are commenced in the court and that are identified by the court as appropriate for disposition by a drug treatment court;
(b) criminal cases that are commenced in other courts of the county, and that are identified as appropriate for disposition by a drug treatment court and transferred to the court as provided in section 143.2 of this Part.; and
(c) criminal cases that are commenced in superior court where such court orders an alcohol or substance abuse evaluation pursuant to the judicial diversion program of Article 216 of the Criminal Procedure law, where the administrative judge for the judicial district in which the county is located has designated the Superior Court for Drug Treatment to adjudicate such cases.
History
2009: 143 > Added Part 143.1(c) and 143.2(c) on Jun. 18 (order: https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/rules/chiefadmin/143_amend.pdf) 2009: 143 > Added Part 143 on Feb. 17
Provenance
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- nycourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-17
- Edition
- 2026-09-16
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