Connecticut § 17a-693 (Formerly Sec. 19a-127b). Order for examination for alcohol or drug dependency.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 17a-693 — (Formerly Sec. 19a-127b). Order for examination for alcohol or drug dependency.

Connecticut § 17a-693

Title 17aSocial and Human Services and Resources

Ch. 319jAddiction Services

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-693 (2026).

Text

The court, on its own motion or on motion of the state's attorney or a person charged with a crime or convicted of a crime but not yet sentenced, may order, if the interests of justice will be served, that such person be examined, pursuant to the provisions of section 17a-694, to determine if the person is alcohol-dependent or drug-dependent and eligible for treatment under section 17a-696 or 17a-699. A probation officer may order that such an examination be conducted as part of a presentence investigation conducted pursuant to the provisions of section 54-91a.

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The court, on its own motion or on motion of the state's attorney or a person charged with a crime or convicted of a crime but not yet sentenced, may order, if the interests of justice will be served, that such person be examined, pursuant to the provisions of section 17a-694, to determine if the person is alcohol-dependent or drug-dependent and eligible for treatment under section 17a-696 or 17a-699. A probation officer may order that such an examination be conducted as part of a presentence investigation conducted pursuant to the provisions of section 54-91a.

Legislative History

(P.A. 89-390, S. 3, 37.) History: Sec. 17a-650 transferred to Sec. 19a-127b in 1995; Sec. 19a-127b transferred to Sec. 17a-693 in 1997. Annotations to former section 17a-650: Cited. 223 C. 907; 226 C. 191. Cited. 27 CA 225.