Sec. 18-100e. Pilot zero-tolerance drug supervision program. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 18-100e. Pilot zero-tolerance drug supervision program. (a) Not later than October 1, 1998, the Commissioner of Correction shall establish a pilot zero-tolerance drug supervision program. Eligibility for participation in the program shall be limited to individuals who are eligible for participation in a community release program pursuant to section 18-100c and shall be based upon criteria, including a limit on the maximum number of eligible participants, established by the Commissioner of Correction.

      (b) Any person entering such program shall, as a condition of participating in such program, agree to: (1) Submit to periodic urinalysis drug tests, (2) detention in a halfway house facility for a period of two days each time such test produces a positive result, and (3) comply with all rules established by the halfway house if detained in such facility.

      (c) Participants in the zero-tolerance drug supervision program shall submit to periodic urinalysis drug tests. If the test produces a positive result, the participant may be detained in a halfway house facility for a period of two days.

      (d) Any person who has submitted to a urinalysis drug test pursuant to subsection (c) of this section that produced a positive result may request that a second urinalysis drug test be administered, at such person's expense, to confirm the results of the first test, except that if the participant is determined to be indigent, based upon financial affidavits, the Department of Correction shall pay the cost of the test. The second drug test shall be a urinalysis drug test, separate and independent of the initial test. The participant may be detained in a halfway house pending the results of the second test. If such second test does not produce a positive result, the participant, if detained in a halfway house, shall be released from such halfway house and the fee, if paid by the participant, shall be refunded to the participant.

      (e) If at any time during participation in the zero-tolerance drug supervision program, the Commissioner of Correction determines that the conduct of the participant is unsuitable for continuation in such program, such participant may be returned to a correctional facility.

      (P.A. 98-145, S. 2, 4; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 93, 121; P.A. 02-89, S. 33.)

      History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1 made a technical change in Subsec. (d), effective June 24, 1998; P.A. 02-89 deleted as obsolete Subsec. (f) re submission of a report on the program by January 1, 2000.

      See Secs. 53a-39d and 54-125f re pilot zero-tolerance drug supervision program established by Chief Court Administrator and chairman of Board of Pardons and Paroles, respectively.