16-22-9. Promulgation of HOPE probation program rules.
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The Supreme Court shall establish rules pursuant to § 16-3-1 for the programs consistent with the following components, modeled after the national HOPE court initiative:
(1)Involvement and commitment of criminal justice officials including judges, state's attorneys, defense attorneys, law enforcement, court services officers, and treatment providers;
(2)Eligibility criteria focused on offenders with a high risk to reoffend, without consideration of the current offense;
(3)Judicial involvement in setting and communicating to the probationer program expectations and consequences for noncompliance;
(4)Frequent, effective, and randomized drug and or alcohol testing;
(5)Swift, certain, and proportional sanctions for noncompliance with program conditions;
(6)Swift and certain warrant service for absconding; and
(7)Compilation, evaluation, and publicly reported program results.