AR 13 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Urges New Jersey Supreme Court to refer to supervisory treatment program as "Recovery Court" in publications.

This Assembly Resolution urges the New Jersey Supreme Court to replace the term "Drug Court" with "Recovery Court" in all judicial publications when referring to the state's supervised treatment program for substance use disorders. It directly affects the New Jersey Supreme Court's public communications, as the resolution requests they update terminology used in reports, websites, and other materials. The resolution argues that "Drug Court" is misleading because it emphasizes drug abuse while ignoring alcohol treatment and the program's core focus on holistic recovery, as established under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-14. The change is purely linguistic and does not alter the program's legal structure or eligibility criteria.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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