Placement in a drug treatment program - Drug court alternative

If a judicial district has one (1) or more of the following programs in place at the time of a defendant's sentencing for a felony, a court may sentence the defendant to: (1) A posttrial treatment program for drug abuse under § 16-98-201 ; or (2) Drug court under the Arkansas Drug Court Act, § 16-98-301 et seq. Acts 2011, No. 570, § 14. If a judicial district has one (1) or more of the following programs in place at the time of a defendant's sentencing for a felony, a court may sentence the defendant to: (1) A posttrial treatment program for drug abuse under § 16-98-201 ; or (2) Drug court under the Arkansas Drug Court Act, § 16-98-301 et seq. Acts 2011, No. 570, § 14.