Section 16-22-9 - Promulgation of HOPE probation program rulesThe Supreme Court shall establish rules pursuant to § 16-3-1 for the programs consistent with the following components, modeled after the national HOPE court initiative:
(1) Involvement and commitment of criminal justice officials including judges, state's attorneys, defense attorneys, law enforcement, court services officers, and treatment providers;(2) Eligibility criteria focused on offenders with a high risk to reoffend, without consideration of the current offense;(3) Judicial involvement in setting and communicating to the probationer program expectations and consequences for noncompliance;(4) Frequent, effective, and randomized drug and or alcohol testing;(5) Swift, certain, and proportional sanctions for noncompliance with program conditions;(6) Swift and certain warrant service for absconding; and(7) Compilation, evaluation, and publicly reported program results.SL 2013, ch 101, §10, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; SL 2016, ch 113, §2.Amended by S.L. 2016, ch. 113,s. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.