Drug court is a type of judicial docket system that deals with non violent substance abusers. They have rules because the offenders who attend drug court, must follow them in order to get clean and sober, as well as prevent themselves from going to jail.
Check the first related link below for information about New Hanover County Drug Court. This is the basic information; for details you will need to contact District Court. The second related link has more information about North Carolina drug courts in general. I found these links at the third related link, which also has contact information for District Court. You can click the "Online Resources" link under District Court to see these drug court links, listed under the Self-Help category.
Drug court typically is a special court that deals specifically with drug related offenses. In larger cities where drug abuse is more prevelant, having a specialized court for this is often necessary to unclog regular court systems.
Juveniles should be adjudicated to drug court if they are accused of drug crimes. Drug court offer a second chance to drug addicts.
The same rules do not apply at a legislation hearing and a court of law. Each body has their own rules. In a court of law, the judge is in charge of the court.
Rules of evidence are a set of rules that determine what can and cannot be admitted in Court. Evidence is how you prove something in court.
Court rules, "local rules," or Rules of the Court are written procedural regulations that govern the administrative operation of the court. The rules include guidelines for various issues such as presentation of briefs and other documents, formatting, filing time limits, costs, and other matters related to litigating cases before a particular court or court system. The rules are often devised by committee, which may include both legislative and judicial members. Court rules carry the force of law within the judicial system.
sorry to say drug court tests for all drugs and levels of them
The Rules of Evidence.
I am not sure what a drug attorney means. A criminal lawyer can represent a drug dealer, a drug company or someone suing a drug company. They can settle differences in court.
It means that in SOME judicial systems, drug court is run as a social experiment where drug use and drug abuse (especially for first-=time offenders) is viewed not as a criminal matter but as a social problem. People who would be found "guilty" in a normal court are only found to be "Involved" in drug court.
Does anyone know what are the rules for when you go to court, like to traffic court; can the judge bring up any other cases that he has had with you?
Most Mississippi drug court judges are elected, because they are regular judges of Circuit, County, or Justice Courts. Some drug court judges are appointed, because they are regular Municipal Court judges. Drug court judges have already been elected or appointed as a judge of their court; they simply take on the additional role of drug court judge. Details about Mississippi drug courts can be found at the first related link below. There are links to more info in the right column of that page. I found this information at the second related link below, which also has links to individual drug courts; just scroll down the page and look for "drug court" links in each county.