9-23-5 - Definitions. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 9-23-5. Definitions.
 

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed unless the context clearly requires otherwise: 
 

(a) "Drug court" means an immediate and highly structured intervention process for substance abuse treatment of eligible defendants or juveniles that: 

(i) Brings together substance abuse professionals, local social programs and intensive judicial monitoring; and 

(ii) Follows the key components of drug courts published by the Drug Court Program Office of the United States Department of Justice. 

(b) "Chemical tests" means the analysis of an individual's: (i) blood, (ii) breath, (iii) hair, (iv) sweat, (v) saliva, (vi) urine; or (vii) other bodily substance to determine the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance. 
 

Sources: Laws, 2003, ch. 515, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 2003.