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The Brazoria County Veterans Court treatment-court program: eligibility criteria, administrative-transfer mechanics (cases remain under the original court's jurisdiction), and the program's non-adversarial structure. Currently presided over by Judge Jessica Pulcher (149th District Court); Veterans Court Coordinator Jennifer Grupe.
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"The Brazoria County Veterans Court is a non-adversarial treatment program. Veterans accepted into the program have their cases administratively transferred to Veteran's Court for the duration of treatment proceedings; however, the case remains under the jurisdiction of the District Court or County Court at Law in which the case was originally assigned. Currently presiding over the Veterans Court is Judge Jessica Pulcher; 149th District Court." … "To qualify for the Veterans Court a defendant MUST: - Be charged with a criminal offense in Brazoria County; - Be a US Veteran, on active duty, or in the Reserves, or National Guard or State Guard; - Be active duty or have an honorable discharge, or general discharge under honorable conditions (if separated or retired.); - Be a resident of Brazoria County or a county adjoining Brazoria County; - Suffer from a brain injury, illegal substance/alcohol addiction, mental illness or mental disorder or be a victim of military sexual trauma that occurred or resulted from military service. OR - Be a defendant whose participation in the treatment court program is likely to achieve the objective of ensuring public safety through rehabilitation of the veteran." Application: "please notify court staff, jail personnel or a Brazoria County Veterans Service Officer immediately." Coordinator: Jennifer Grupe, (979) 864-1943. CUSTODY NOTE: the posted brochure retains fragments of its template's instruction text — the substantive program provisions quoted above are the operative content; the companion Participant Handbook is in custody as a resource (scan-dominant).
Establishes a Traffic Violations Bureau within the Clerk of the County Court under Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.100(a) (Burnstein, C.J., Nov. 1, 1988).
Approves the National Highway Safety Council Defensive Driving course as a school to which traffic courts may require attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).
Designates the D.W.I. Counterattack School (Broward County Commission on Alcoholism) as an approved school for court-ordered attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).