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If you're arrested in LA, are you drug tested and put in drug court if you fail?

Posted on 11/3/14 at 9:46 am
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
One State Solution
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Posted on 11/3/14 at 9:46 am
I saw a public school facebook friend bitching about how his sister called the police on him for domestic violence. He claims he was arrested, drug tested, and put in drug court for two years w/ weekly drug tests. This was all before trial.

This doesn't seem likely to me. Is he making it all up?

Could it be a parish law?

eta: he had a failure to appear.
This post was edited on 11/3/14 at 9:53 am
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 11/3/14 at 9:47 am to
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If you're arrested in LA, are you drug tested and put in drug court if you fail?



No.
Posted by Slinky
Member since Dec 2013
3118 posts
Posted on 11/3/14 at 9:47 am to
He may have shown signs of drug use at his arrest, tested positive, etc., and made a deal or something with the ADA.
This post was edited on 11/3/14 at 9:49 am
Posted by xLxSxUxFxAxNx
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2003
58623 posts
Posted on 11/3/14 at 9:48 am to
if they had reason to suspect he was on drugs. yes.
he could have refused unless they had a warrant. so still possible.

Posted by SuperSaint
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Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 11/3/14 at 9:49 am to
It's likely he took some pre trial intervention and accepted those stipulations... They love offering those conditions because they know they then have the person by the balls and about to cause a lot of heartache and money the next couple years


Completely plausible, trust me, I've been through drug court and intensive probation. And have seen all walks of life for various charges in it
Posted by tLSU
Member since Oct 2007
8628 posts
Posted on 11/3/14 at 9:53 am to
Drug court is an alternative to receiving a lengthy probation or jail time. If you complete the program (there are weekly tests at first, but they get less and less frequent), then your probation can be terminated early.
Posted by CherryGarciaMan
Sugar Magnolia
Member since Aug 2012
2497 posts
Posted on 11/3/14 at 10:00 am to
quote:

If you're arrested in LA, are you drug tested and put in drug court if you fail?


Depends on what color you are.
Posted by hardhead
stinky bayou
Member since Jun 2009
5745 posts
Posted on 11/3/14 at 10:05 am to
quote:

his sister called the police on him for domestic violence


quote:

He claims
<-- then I believe him

quote:

facebook
<-- obviously its the truth
Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
Member since Aug 2013
28338 posts
Posted on 11/3/14 at 10:20 am to
Probably already on probation for something else.
In that case, it would be likely.
Posted by tidalmouse
Whatsamotta U.
Member since Jan 2009
30706 posts
Posted on 11/3/14 at 10:52 am to
That doesn't sound right.

In AL if you get a DUI you go CRO(court referral office),also known as "color code",until your Trial.

You have to call every weekday morning and see if it's your color.You have to report for a drug test that day.

Then the Judge puts you through a year or so of Community Corrections.Reporting every week or month.Paying your fee every month.Going to Meetings.

It's a money generating system here.

Drug Charges are worse of course.

Saint.Dang.That's a little piece of time.People either get fat or turn into weight lifters.
This post was edited on 11/3/14 at 11:03 am
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