Ohio Sup.R. 7.20

A specialized docket shall utilize a comprehensive and collaborative planning process that includes

all of the following:

(A) An advisory committee. All of the following apply to the advisory committee:

(1) The advisory committee shall be comprised of a multidisciplinary

team of key officials, policymakers, and relevant parties needed to

support the effective operations of the specialized docket. The

relevant parties should represent criminal justice represe ntatives;

treatment representatives, including mental health, substance abuse,

medical, and other treatment areas; and community stakeholders.

The relevant parties may include, but are not limited to, the

following:

(a) The specialized docket judge;

(b) The court;

(c) The prosecutor;

(d) Defense counsel;

(e) Licensed treatment providers;

(f) Children services for family dependency treatment

dockets;

(g) The probation department and the parole authority

for criminal and juvenile dockets;

(h) Law enforcement agencies;

(i) The veterans administration for veterans dockets;

(j) Funding authorities;

(k) Community-based service providers.

(2) The advisory committee should provide oversight on policies and

procedures, facilitate agreements with partner agencies, improve the

quality and expand the quantity of available services, garner

political and community support for the specialized docket, evaluate

specialized docket effectiveness, and plan for the sustainability of

the specialized docket;

(3) The advisory committee shall establish and monitor measurable

goals and objectives for the specialized docket;

(4) Advisory committee meetings shall include the specialized docket

judge, who shall attend and serve as the chair of the committee. In

the event of a shared advisory committee, each specialized docket

judge shall chair the portion of the agenda concerning t hat judge’s

docket.

(B) A local rule or an administrative order authorizing the operation of the specialized

docket.

(C) A program description that contains written policies and procedures that

demonstrate compliance with all specialized docket certification requirements. The

judge of a court or division establishing a specialized docket should incorporate

national best practices for the particular type of docket and participants to be served.

(D) A written participation agreement and participant handbook detailing the rights and

responsibilities of participants in the specialized docket;

(E) A process that is non-adversarial, but recognizes the distinct role of a prosecutor in

pursuing justice and protecting public safety and victim’s rights and the distinct role

of a defense counsel in preserving the constitutional rights of a specialized docket

participant.