SB410 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rodger Smitherman Senator

Democrat

Co-Sponsor

Roger Bedford, Jr.

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Drug courts, presiding judge of judicial circuit authorized to establish, drug offenders, screening, treatment, support services, and drug testing, referrals to certain programs for treatment, Administrative Office of Courts required to assist in planning, developing, and implementing of drug courts, civil immunity, Drug Offender Accountability Act

Description

Under existing law, the Administrative Office of Courts administers programs for drug courts in this state.

This bill would authorize the presiding judge of each judicial circuit to establish a drug court or courts to address the drug offender's identified substance abuse problem as a condition of pretrial release, pretrial diversion, probation, jail, prison, parole, community corrections, or other release from a correctional facility; would provide for screening of drug offenders, treatment, support services, and drug testing; and would provide referrals to programs certified by the Department of Mental Health for indicated treatment.

This bill would require the Administrative Office of Courts to assist in planning, implementing, and developing drug courts; would require recommendations concerning the legal, policy, and procedural issues confronting drug courts; and would provide for civil immunity.

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Subjects

Drug Courts