Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-313

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Placement in a drug treatment program - Drug court alternative

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If a judicial district has one (1) or more of the following programs in place at the time of a defendant's sentencing for a felony, a court may sentence the defendant to: (1) A posttrial treatment program for drug abuse under § 16-98-201 ; or (2) Drug court under the Arkansas Drug Court Act, § 16-98-301 et seq. Acts 2011, No. 570, § 14.

If a judicial district has one (1) or more of the following programs in place at the time of a defendant's sentencing for a felony, a court may sentence the defendant to:

(1) A posttrial treatment program for drug abuse under § 16-98-201 ; or

(2) Drug court under the Arkansas Drug Court Act, § 16-98-301 et seq.

Acts 2011, No. 570, § 14.

Status: in_force

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