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Drug Diversion Court

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible clients must meet both legal and clinical criteria in order to move their case forward. Once the case is deemed eligible, it is placed on docket and the judge will either accept or deny the case.

Legal Criteria:

• Pending Travis County Felony Charge
• Persons charged must be seventeen years of age or older
• Persons who are charged with Possession of A Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1 or 2, where the gram amount is four (4) grams or less or Possession of Marijuana, where the amount is more than four (4) ounces but less than five (5) pounds
• Persons with no evidence of significant and substantial drug dealing
• Persons who are without holds from other jurisdictions (persons may petition the court if pending hold is later resolved) and is otherwise eligible for personal bond release
• Persons without other pending felony offenses other than Possession of a Controlled Substance or Possession of Marijuana charges arising out of the same incident as the case being reviewed for drug court
• Persons who do not have prior convictions for crimes of violence or demonstrates a trend of violence
• Persons must live within Travis County

Once it has been determined, the case is legally eligible; the person must submit to a clinical screening.

Clinical Criteria:

• Persons who are not suicidal or homicidal or medically unstable
• Persons must express that their drug use is problematic and that they have a desire for help
• Persons who display chemical dependency problems that interferes with a combination of work, school, family, health or social concerns
• A person who self-reports that their drug use is elevated to highly elevated in regards to frequency, quantity, and route of administration

If a case does not meet the above criteria, the originating District Criminal Court receives notification of case denial.

Program Structure:

The program requires a commitment of a minimum of twelve months. Participants are required to complete each phase of the program. To become a candidate for graduation, participants must demonstrate successful completion of all three phases and pay program fee of $1,000.00.

Phase I Requirements:

• Minimum five (5) weeks
• Weekly court appearances
• Weekly individual office visits with assigned primary counselor or off-site case manager
• Weekly educational group sessions (three per week) or treatment referral
• Random Drug Testing
• Three support groups per week
• Two (2) consecutive weeks of negative drug tests in order to move to Phase II

Phase II Requirements:

• Minimum fourteen (14) weeks
• Bi- weekly court appearances
• Bi- weekly individual office visits with assigned primary counselor or off-site case manager
• Weekly educational group sessions (two per week) until treatment
• Random Drug Testing
• Three support groups per week
• Ten (10) consecutive weeks of negative drug tests in order to move to Phase III

Phase III Requirements:

• Minimum 33 weeks
• Monthly court appearance
• Monthly office visits with assigned primary counselor or off-site case manager
• Weekly educational group sessions (once per week) or an approved aftercare program
• Random Drug Testing
• Three support groups per week
• Six (6) consecutive months of negative drug tests

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