Allows a person convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated with two prior unrelated convictions to be placed directly in a community corrections program if: (1) the person is required to serve the nonsuspendible part of the person’s sentence in a work release program or a program that uses electronic monitoring as part of the person’s supervision; and (2) the person participates in a court approved substance abuse program.
Placement in community corrections by the court in this fashion is a tool that’s already available to judges with respect to certain felonies and misdemeanors where suspension of the sentence is not an option.
This bill passed the House 96-0 and has moved to the Senate where it is being sponsored by Senators Long and Lanane.
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