In a case where a person has been ordered to undergo drug treatment as a condition of probation, any court ordered drug testing shall be used as a treatment tool. In evaluating a probationer’s treatment program, results of any drug testing shall be given no greater weight than any other aspects of the probationer’s individual treatment program.

(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 721, Sec. 4. Effective October 11, 2001.)

Terms Used In California Penal Code 1210.5

  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
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