Section 9-27-15 - Funding for mental health treatment courts(1) All monies received from any source by a mental health treatment court shall be accumulated in a local fund to be used only for mental health treatment court purposes. Any funds remaining in a local fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into any general fund, but shall be retained in the mental health treatment court fund for the funding of further activities by the mental health treatment court.(2) A mental health treatment court may apply for and receive the following: (a) Gifts, bequests and donations from private sources;(b) Grant and contract monies from governmental sources; or(c) Other forms of financial assistance approved by the court to supplement the budget of the mental health treatment court.(3) The costs of participation required by the mental health treatment court may be paid by the participant or out of user fees or such other state, federal or private funds that may, from time to time, be made available.(4) The mental health treatment court may assess reasonable and appropriate fees to be paid to the local mental health treatment court fund for participation in a mental health treatment court; however, all fees may be waived by the court if the defendant is determined by the court to be indigent.Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 356, HB 1218,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 466, HB 1352,§ 20, eff. 7/1/2019.Added by Laws, 2017, ch. 416, HB 1089, 8, eff. 4/11/2017.