SB 253, as introduced, Lara. Controlled substances: testing addiction.
Existing law provides that in any case in which a person has been arrested for a criminal offense and is suspected of being addicted to a controlled substance, a law enforcement officer having custody of that person may, with the written consent of that person, request the city or county health officer, or physician appointed by the health officer, to administer to the arrested person a test to determine, by whatever means is available whether the arrested person is addicted to a controlled substance, and the health officer or physician may administer the test to the such arrested person.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 11552 of the Health and Safety Code is
2amended to read:
In any case in which a person has been arrested for a
4criminal offense and is suspected of being addicted to a controlled
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6 person may, with the written consent ofbegin delete suchend deletebegin insert thatend insert person, request
P2 1the city or county health officer, or physician appointed bybegin delete suchend delete
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theend insert health officer pursuant to Section 11551, to administerbegin insert a testend insert
3 to the arrested personbegin delete a testend delete to determine, by whatever means is
4available whether the arrested person is addicted to a controlled
5substance, andbegin delete suchend deletebegin insert theend insert health officer or physician may administer
6begin delete suchend deletebegin insert theend insert test tobegin delete suchend deletebegin insert
theend insert arrested person.
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