Pen. Code, § 1210.5 · Chapter 1. The Judgment
Pen. Code, § 1210.5
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In a case where a person has been ordered to undergo drug treatment as a condition of probation, any court ordered drug testing shall be used as a treatment tool. In evaluating a probationer’s treatment program, results of any drug testing shall be given no greater weight than any other aspects of the probationer’s individual treatment program.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 721, Sec. 4. Effective October 11, 2001.
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