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Section 16-100-208 - Completion of program - Dismissal of case - Sealing of record — Arkansas Law | CourtGPT
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  8. Section 16-100-208 - Completion of program - Dismissal of case - Sealing of record
Arkansas Legal Code
(a) Upon the mental health specialty court's own motion or upon a request from a mental health specialty court program participant or his or her attorney, a mental health specialty court may order dismissal of the case against the mental health specialty court program participant and the sealing of the record if: (1) The mental health specialty court program participant has successfully completed the mental health specialty court program, as determined by the mental health specialty court;(2) The mental health specialty court program participant has received aftercare programming or a course of continuing mental health treatment if recommended by the mental health specialty court program participant's healthcare provider;(3) The mental health specialty court has received a recommendation from the prosecuting attorney for dismissal of the case and the sealing of the record; and(4) The mental health specialty court, after considering the mental health specialty court program participant's criminal history, determines that dismissal of the case and the sealing of the record are appropriate.(b) Unless otherwise ordered by the mental health specialty court, sealing of the record under

's criminal history, determines that dismissal of the case and the sealing of the record are appropriate.(b) Unless otherwise ordered by the mental health specialty court, sealing of the record under this section shall be as described in the Comprehensive Criminal Record Sealing Act of 2013, § 16-90-1401 et seq.(c) If a mental health specialty court program participant has successfully completed the program and has his or her case dismissed under this section, he or she may petition the mental health specialty court for relief from disability to restore the mental health specialty court program participant's right to purchase a firearm and to otherwise be removed from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Instant Criminal Background Check System database.Added by Act 2017, No. 506,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

Section 16-100-208 - Completion of program - Dismissal of case - Sealing of record

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