Section 1204 – Criteria for essential treatment and intervention.

Effective 5/9/2017
62A-15-1204. Criteria for essential treatment and intervention.
A district court shall order an individual to undergo essential treatment for a substance use disorder when the district court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the individual:

• (1) suffers from a substance use disorder;

• (2) can reasonably benefit from the essential treatment;

• (3) is unlikely to substantially benefit from a less-restrictive alternative treatment; and

• (4) presents a serious harm to self or others.

Enacted by Chapter 408, 2017 General Session