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  "title_number": "13",
  "section_number": "5355",
  "citation": "R.S. 13:5355",
  "heading": "Eligibility and exclusion",
  "text": "A. A criminal defendant may be admitted to a mental health court program if all of the following criteria are met:\n\n(1) A diagnosis by a qualified mental health professional of mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse.\n\n(2) Consent of the prosecutor and the court assigned to the criminal defendant's case.\n\n(3) Consent of the defendant.\n\nB. A criminal defendant may be excluded from a mental health court program if any of the following occurs:\n\n(1) The defendant fails to demonstrate a willingness to participate in a recommended mental health court program.\n\n(2) The criminal defendant has, within the previous ten years not including incarceration time, been convicted of any one of the following enumerated crimes:\n\n(a) First or second degree murder.\n\n(b) Aggravated or criminal sexual assault, including sexual assault of a child.\n\n(c) Armed robbery.\n\n(d) Arson.\n\n(e) Stalking.\n\n(f) Any crimes of violence involving the discharge of a firearm.",
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      "level": "title",
      "number": "13",
      "name": "COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
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      "number": "33-A",
      "name": "MENTAL HEALTH COURT TREATMENT PROGRAMS"
    }
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  "breadcrumb": "Title 13 › Chapter 33-A",
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      "act_year": 2013,
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 2013, No. 346, §1.",
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