Drug Court

Participants must meet the following criteria:

• Bucks County resident
  
  
• Individuals who have violated probation and are facing possible prison in a state facility or who are considered “pretrial;” post-plea, pre-sentence offenders with a diagnosis of a substance use disorder or a co-occurring disorder
  
  
• No violent offenses

For participants who are probation/parole violators, successful completion of Drug Court may result in the reduction or termination of any remaining supervision. For participants in the pretrial program, after entering a plea of guilty, sentencing will be deferred pending completion of the Drug Court program.

Upon successful completion of the Drug Court - including the payment of fines, costs and restitution - the participant’s charges may be reduced, and the participant may be sentenced to non-reporting or administrative probation.

The Bucks County Drug Court Program is based on four phases, which may be completed within 1 to 3 years. To successfully complete the program, participants must:

• complete 4 phases of the program of each phase including remaining drug-free, alcohol-free and arrest-free
• comply with random urine drug screens
• maintain full-time employment or other approved use of time
• maintain adequate housing
• successfully complete treatment
• establish an aftercare plan
• obtain a GED
• pay court costs, fines and restitution in full