SB107 Alabama 2016 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Courts, court-ordered treatment or education programs for alcohol or drug-related offenses, judge to decide level of education program defendant completes, Sec. 12-23-6 am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Existing law provides for a court referral program that may be utilized by the courts for defendants charged with alcohol or drug-related offenses</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would provide that if a defendant is not referred directly to drug or alcohol treatment, the judge would decide which level of the alcohol and drug education program certified by the Administrative Office of Courts that a defendant would complete</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 12-23-6 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the authority of courts to refer defendants charged with alcohol or drug-related offenses to treatment, or education programs, or both; to further provide that the judge would decide which level of the education program a defendant would complete. </p>

Subjects

Courts