You will be eligible for successful discharge if you have completed all of the Veterans Court program requirements set forth in the program Levels I through III. If your completion date occurs before graduation and you want to graduate, you can agree to extend your term of probation to participate in graduation. Otherwise, you will be given a Certificate of Achievement and be discharged from Veterans Court.

If your circumstances change significantly after entering Veterans Court and it becomes extremely difficult or impossible for you to meet your Veterans Court responsibilities, the Veterans Court Team may staff and approve an alternative supervision plan for you. A serious medical condition that makes it difficult or impossible for you to meet your attendance and drop requirement is an example of the kind of circumstance that the Veterans Court Team would consider eligible for a neutral discharge disposition. Work schedule conflicts, lack of child care or transportation difficulties do NOT qualify as the type of circumstance that qualifies for neutral discharge.

If you are in violation of any of the Veterans Court requirements, you may be unsuccessfully discharged from the Veterans Court program. Prior to unsuccessful discharge from Veterans Court, you have to be served with a petition that seeks to revoke your Veterans Court probation and sets out your alleged violations. Once a petition is filed, you have the right to be represented by an attorney, the right to a hearing on the petition, the right to confront the State's witnesses and evidence, the right to present evidence and testimony on your own behalf if you choose to, the right to require that the State prove that it is more probably true than not true that you violated your probation, and the right to be advised of the sentencing range.

Once a petition is filed, in order for the Judge to continue to participate in team staffings of your case, you must agree to let the Judge discuss your case. Your agreement will be requested when a petition is filed and addressed in open court.

An unsuccessful discharge can occur as part of a plea agreement or as a sentencing outcome after a hearing on the petition.

Since Veterans Court is a voluntary program, you do have the right to withdraw from the program, but there may be consequences so it is important that you understand what those consequences may be and the Judge and your attorney will explain those to you. Any consequence has to be consistent with the terms of your probation order. Serving jail time that has previously been stayed is one example of a possible consequence of voluntary withdrawal from Veterans Court.

You are required to sign a waiver of confidentiality known as an authorization for release of information to allow the Veterans Court team to communicate as a team about your participation and compliance. You will also be required to sign the Consent to Participate in