Bill > S1456

This bill aims to create a 3-year pilot program for a county sheriff department to establish a 24/7 sobriety program. The program would allow prosecutors and courts to condition bond, pre-trial release, suspended sentences, or probation on participation in the 24/7 sobriety program, which would test participants for the presence and level of alcohol or controlled substances in their blood, breath, or urine at least twice a day. The executive office of public safety and security, in consultation with the attorney general, district attorneys association, and Massachusetts sheriffs association, would develop the criteria for grant eligibility and promulgate rules and regulations for the pilot program, including setting user fees to cover the costs of the testing and compliance. The goal of the program is to provide an alternative to incarceration and strengthen pretrial and post-trial options for responding to certain operating under the influence of alcohol or drug offenses.

Budget and Finance, Justice

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1456