In 2001, the Nevada Legislature created the Mental Health Court. The Mental Health Court utilizes nationally recognized model components to form the framework of a successful treatment court. This court is designed to treat those with a mental illness or intellectual disabilities. Roughly two-thirds of the Mental Health Court population also suffer from a co-occurring substance use disorder.
Unlike other Specialty Courts, the Mental Health Court is a multi-jurisdictional court, meaning it accepts misdemeanors from limited jurisdiction courts, and gross misdemeanors and felonies from district courts. With a defendant's consent and plea agreement with the prosecutor, the Court may defer judgement and place the defendant on probation on the condition they attend and successfully complete a mental health treatment program. For other defendants, the Court may enter a judgement of conviction and sentence the defendant to a mental health treatment program. If a defendant successfully completes the treatment program, the defendant is discharged and the proceedings are dismissed, or the judgement is set aside if a judgement of conviction was entered by the Court.
Accessible Services and Support
The Mental Health Court values a holistic approach to help the participants pursue and stop the cycle of untreated mental illness, substance use disorders and criminal behavior. A multidisciplinary team of a judge, defense and prosecution counsel, court officers, treatment providers, parole and probation officers, and drug testing staff work with the defendant. The Mental Health Court joins with local entities in their areas of expertise. For example, the Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services provides coordination of housing, psychiatric and medication services for the defendant. The Mental Health Court also partners with local providers specializing in mental health and substance abuse counseling, case management, drug testing, and vocational and academic programs.
Additional contact information about each of our Specialty Court programs is available under the their own page. To request program details, please contact: Brooke Howard, Specialty Court Programs Manager at Brooke.Howard@washoecourts.us.
Online – Criminal Fines & Fees, Copy Requests & Mediation Fees Only – BAIL PAYMENTS NOT ACCEPTED
Payments are accepted 24 hours a day when made online at allpaid.com
Copy requests may take up to 5 business days and will be emailed to you.
All criminal fines and fees paid will be processed and applied to the case on the next business day.
Payments made online will have a processing fee. The fee is retained by the processing company, not the Second Judicial District Court.
Paying online for a case that has gone to warrant will not prevent you from being arrested.
Please have the case number and the name of the defendant/party available for accurate processing of the online payment.
By Phone
Phone payments can be made 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling AllPaid at (888) 604-7888. The representative will ask for the "PLC". The PLC for Second Judicial District Court is a004gz
Please contact the Resource Center first if you do not have your case number at (775) 325-6731 during business hours M-F 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Payments by phone will have a credit/debit card processing fee assessed. The fee is retained by the processing company, not Second Judicial District Court.
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By Mail
Payments made by mail will need to be in the form of law firm check, cashier's check or money order.
Personal checks will not be accepted.
If you wish to have a receipt mailed to you, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with payment.
Please include the case number and name of the defendant/party on the payment.
