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1998 SESSION

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SB 317 Drug assessment of certain offenders.

Introduced by: Kenneth W. Stolle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Drug assessment of certain offenders. Requires all felons and those persons convicted of Class 1 misdemeanor drug and alcohol offenses to undergo drug assessment. The bill also requires all persons convicted of a felony drug offense to pay $150 into the Drug Offender Assessment Fund, newly created by this bill. The $100 fee which formerly was assessed, payable to the general fund, is no longer collected. The bill also requires all persons convicted of a misdemeanor drug offense to pay $75 into the Fund upon conviction. The $50 fee which formerly was assessed, payable to the general fund, is no longer collected. The bill requires that the person enter a drug treatment program and if convicted of a second offense DUI within five years of a prior conviction and given a restricted driver's license, the court must require that the person operate only a vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device. The provisions applicable to ignition interlock devices in DUI cases also apply in these cases. This bill is identical to HB 664; both bills are recommended by the Crime Commission.


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