Courts can now require probationers or parolees to participate in treatment programs at nonprofit organizations that have received state alternative care program grants, as long as the defendant consents, the program has space, and the application is submitted before sentencing. This adds a new sentencing option alongside existing requirements like fines, community service, and substance abuse treatment.
The amendment NARROWS the bill by removing specialized treatment court programs (drug court, DUI court, veterans treatment court, and mental health court) from the list of probation conditions a court may impose, leaving only nonprofit alternative care program grants and chemical dependency treatment as options. This substantially reduces the scope of treatment alternatives available to courts and defendants compared to the original bill.
This amendment is a technical enrollment of the bill that corrects minor formatting and punctuation errors (removing commas after "conditions" and fixing a statute reference from "23A-27-7 18" to "23A-27-18"), with no substantive changes to the bill's purpose of allowing courts to impose alternative care program treatment as a condition of probation or parole.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 578
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 562
Signed by the President S.J. 526
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 553
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 492
Judiciary Certified uncontested, placed on consent S.J. 37
Judiciary Do Pass Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 37
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 398
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 5. H.J. 423
Judiciary Certified uncontested, placed on consent H.J. 23
Judiciary Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0. H.J. 23
Judiciary Motion to amend H.J. 23
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 149
Do Pass Amended
Judiciary — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
Judiciary — Do Pass Amended