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Bill would let people charged with certain possession offenses seek dismissal after completing court-approved treatment; advocates and prosecutors clash
Summary
Senators on the Law & Justice Committee heard Jan. 28 on Senate Bill 5290, which would permit a person charged in a court of limited jurisdiction with possession or knowing use of certain drugs in public to seek dismissal after completing court-approved treatment.
Senators on the Law & Justice Committee heard Jan. 28 on Senate Bill 5290, which would permit a person charged in a court of limited jurisdiction with possession or knowing use of controlled, counterfeit or legend drugs in public to file an assessment and proof of completion of state-certified treatment and have the possession charge dismissed.
Committee staff described the current diversion framework: courts already may dismiss possession charges if the defendant substantially complies with treatment or diversion programs (recovery navigators, arrest-in-jail alternatives, law-enforcement assisted diversion), and the bill would create an additional route — in courts of…
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