Connecticut General Statutes 17a-692 – Responsibilities and authority of Court Support Services Division re persons ordered treated for alcohol or drug dependency
(a) The Court Support Services Division shall supervise (1) any person charged with a crime for whom the court, pursuant to the provisions of section 17a-696, has suspended prosecution and ordered treated for alcohol or drug dependency, and (2) any person convicted of a crime whom the court, pursuant to the provisions of section 17a-699, has sentenced to a period of probation and ordered treated for alcohol or drug dependency.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 17a-692
- another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(b) The Court Support Services Division may (1) coordinate, pursuant to the provisions of section 17a-694, the examination of any person under its supervision, (2) coordinate the placement of such person for treatment for alcohol or drug dependency, and (3) monitor the progress and behavior of such person in the treatment program.
(c) The Court Support Services Division may transfer any person in a treatment program to another treatment program with the agreement of the director of the program to which the person is proposed to be transferred.
(d) Any person under the supervision of the Court Support Services Division under the provisions of section 17a-696 or 17a-699 may, without any notice, be tested for use of alcohol or drugs.