Homeless Court is a collaborative effort between the City of Santa Fe Municipal Court and St. Elizabeth Shelter, as well as various service providers, to assist homeless people with outstanding non-DUI criminal, misdemeanor and traffic cases. Individuals with outstanding warrants can be barred from employment, public housing or entitled benefits and risk fines and/or jail time if caught. But in this program, homeless individuals work with shelter staff to address the issues that caused their arrest, take positive steps to change their former lifestyle, and then bring this documentation to the court and take responsibility for their actions before the judge. The court can then dismiss the case, keep the warrant in effect or sentence the defendant to continued attendance at various programs. Homeless Court meets monthly at St. Elizabeth and, outside of Albuquerque, is the only such court in New Mexico.