Rule 30 - Offender Treatment Programs(a) When Offender Treatment May Be Ordered. After a hearing of which the defendant had notice and in which the defendant had an opportunity to participate, a judicial officer may order the defendant to complete a domestic violence offender treatment program that is approved by the department of health services or a probation department or any other program deemed appropriate by the court. See A.R.S. § 13-3602(G)(5).(b) Noncompliance with Offender Treatment. If a judicial officer becomes aware that a defendant has failed to comply with an order to complete a domestic violence offender treatment program, the judicial officer may refer the matter to an appropriate law enforcement agency. A superior court judicial officer may also set the matter for an Order to Show Cause hearing. See A.R.S. § 13-3602(R).Formerly Rule 1 in part, added Sept. 5, 2007, effective 1/1/2008. Amended Sept. 16, 2008, effective 9/26/2008. Adopted on a permanent basis effective 9/3/2009. Amended Aug. 30, 2012, effective 1/1/2013. Renumbered Rule 30 and amended Aug. 27, 2015, effective 1/1/2016; amended August 29, 2022, effective 9/24/2022; amended December 8, 2022, effective 1/1/2023.COMMENT
Anger management programs and couple's counseling are not substitutes for domestic violence offender treatment programs. A list of approved facilities that provide misdemeanor domestic violence treatment programs can be obtained from the Arizona Department of Health Services, Division of Licensing Services, Office of Behavioral Health Licensing. The list of DHS-approved providers is also published on the Arizona Judicial Branch website.