For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Criminal justice supervision” means probation, postrelease community supervision, and mandatory supervision.

Terms Used In California Penal Code 6047

  • mandatory supervision: shall mean the portion of a defendant's sentenced term during which time he or she is supervised by the county probation officer pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (h) of Section 1170. See California Penal Code 19.9
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Penal Code 7

(b) “Medication-assisted treatment” means the use of any United States Food and Drug Administration-approved medically assisted therapy to treat a substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder, and that, whenever possible, is provided through a program licensed or certified by the State Department of Health Care Services.

(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 745, Sec. 1. (AB 653) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 6047.4.)