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Referral Process

If a defendant intends to pursue the DUI Court Program defense counsel must file the following documents with the court: 

The defendant will need to observe DUI Court twice, complete an assessment with Merit Resource Services, and will complete a DUI Risk/Need (RANT) assessment with the Program Coordinator. DUI Court is every Thursday afternoon at 3:00pm. Merit walk-in assessments are Tuesday-Thursday from 12:00pm-4:00pm on a first come, first serve basis. 

Screening Process

Prior to admission into the DUI Court Program, every potential participant must meet with the teams Program Coordinator to be screened to determine level of risk/need. In addition the Program Coordinator will conduct a brief interview to get some information that is necessary for the team to make a decision regarding admission. At this meeting the referred individual will be provided with the DUI Court Participant Handbook and will have the opportunity to ask any questions they have about the program. It is the referred individual's responsibility to review the handbook in its entirety.

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