# Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-181b: Sec. 51-181b. Drug docket and drug courts

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## Section

- **Citation:** Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-181b
- **Heading:** Sec. 51-181b. Drug docket and drug courts
- **Jurisdiction:** Connecticut
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Connecticut Code / Title 51 / Chapter 882 / Section 51-181b

## Text

(b) The Chief Court Administrator shall establish, within the appropriations designated in public act 03-1 of the June 30 special session* for said purpose, one or more drug courts for the hearing of criminal or juvenile matters in which a defendant is a drug-dependent person, as defined in section 21a-240 , who could benefit from placement in a substance abuse treatment program.

*Note: Public act 03-1 of the June 30 special session is entitled “An Act Concerning Expenditures and Revenue for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2005”. (See Reference Table captioned “Public Acts of June 30, 2003” in Volume 16 which indicates the appropriations sections in said act.)

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