Sec. 22. (a) The costs of a
problem solving court may, at the discretion of the fiscal body of the unit, be supplemented out of the city general fund or the county general fund and may be further supplemented by payment from the user fee fund upon
appropriation made under
IC 33-37-8.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-23-16-22
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- problem solving court: means a court providing a process for immediate and highly structured judicial intervention for eligible individuals that incorporates the following problem solving concepts:
Indiana Code 33-23-16-8
- veteran: includes "Hoosier veteran" and applies to the construction of all Indiana statutes, unless the construction is expressly excluded by the terms of the statute, is plainly repugnant to the intent of the general assembly or of the context of the statute, or is inconsistent with federal law. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(b) A problem solving court may apply for and receive the following:
(1) Gifts, bequests, and donations from private sources.
(2) Grants and contract money from governmental sources.
(3) Other forms of financial assistance approved by the court to supplement the problem solving court’s budget.
(c) A court wishing to establish a problem solving court, including a veteran‘s court, may apply to the office of judicial administration for financial assistance. The office of judicial administration may provide financial aid to establish the court from funds appropriated to the office of judicial administration for that purpose.
As added by P.L.108-2010, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.179-2015, SEC.11; P.L.161-2018, SEC.55.