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Committee approves bill clarifying transport and intake rules for sobering centers

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE · February 1, 2023
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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.

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…

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