Committee approves bill clarifying transport and intake rules for sobering centers
An unnamed sponsor told the Judiciary Committee the bill clarifies that sobering centers can accept people intoxicated by alcohol or other substances and that law enforcement may transport them; sponsor cited a roughly 75% recidivism rate in Sebastian County and said ARPA funds are being used to open a local center.
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A sponsor presented a bill to the Senate Judiciary Committee clarifying that transports to sobering centers are allowed for people intoxicated by alcohol or other intoxicating substances and reaffirming law-enforcement transport authority under existing law. The sponsor said the change clarifies practice following a 02/2021 law that authorized sobering centers.
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