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MS HB1452
Bill
Status
2/5/2013
Primary Sponsor
Sherra Hillman Lane
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AI Summary
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Authorizes youth courts to order parents, guardians, or custodians found to be users of illegal drugs to participate in counseling or family treatment programs when they exercise parental custody of a child under youth court jurisdiction.
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Adds this parental drug treatment requirement as subsection (8)(b) to Section 43-21-605, establishing it as an additional disposition option in delinquency cases.
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Applies the same drug testing and treatment authority to children in need of supervision cases under Section 43-21-607 by cross-reference.
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Effective date: July 1, 2013.
Legislative Description
Youth court; authorize to order parents using illegal drugs to participate in counseling or family treatment program.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/5/2013