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

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

      (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. P.A. 89-390 cited. Id. Cited. 226 C. 191.

      Cited. 27 CA 225. Sec. 3 of P.A. 89-390 cited. Id.