(1) An offender charged with a felony pursuant to this chapter who is not charged with a violent offense, who is eligible for diversion or deferred prosecution of his or her sentence, and whose diversion or deferred prosecution plan involves substance use disorder treatment may be afforded the opportunity to utilize a faith-based residential treatment program.
(2) If an offender and judge support this faith-based residential treatment program, and the cost of the program is less than that of the substance use disorder treatment that would otherwise be provided, then the court may approve the faith-based residential treatment program for a specified period of time. An offender shall sign a commitment to comply by the terms of the faith-based residential treatment program.
(3) If an offender violates the terms of the commitment he or she has signed with the faith-based residential treatment program, then the offender shall be returned to the court for additional proceedings.
Effective: March 25, 2015
History: Created 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 66, sec. 17, effective March 25, 2015.