| SB 0560 | Creates a drug offender treatment program and board |
| Sponsor: | Wiggins | |||
| LR Number: | L2143.01I | Fiscal Note: | 2143-01 | |
| Committee: | Corrections and General Laws | |||
| Last Action: | 01/27/98 - Hearing Conducted S Corrections & General Laws Comm. | Journal page: | ||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 1998 | |||
SB 560 - This act creates a "Drug Offender Treatment
Program" to be headed by a board consisting of the Directors of
the Department of Corrections, the Department of Mental Health,
and the Department of Health. All first-time offenders of the
state's controlled substance laws who are addicted to narcotics
must be remanded to the custody of this board before being given
a suspended sentence or a suspended execution of sentence.
TOM MORTON