Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes — Title 14, Criminal Law
La. R.S. 14 § 14:98.5.1: Assessment for alcohol or drug dependence; rehabilitative programs; second and subsequent convictions
What this law says, in plain English
This statute allows courts to order defendants convicted a second or more time under alcohol/drug laws to undergo a standardized assessment for dependence and potentially refer them to medication-assisted treatment programs, at the defendant's expense unless they cannot afford it.
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