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(b) Any further civil commitment for alcoholism shall be subject
to the provisions of law controlling such commitment.
(c) Neither mail nor other communications to or from a person
committed pursuant to this section may be read or censored, except
that reasonable regulations regarding visitation hours and the use
of telephone and telegraph facilities may be adopted.
307. Criminal Commitment.
A person charged with or convicted of a crime may be committed
to an appropriate detoxification unit or alcoholism treatment facility
in accord with the provisions of law relating to probation, parole,
or other disposition of persons charged with or convicted of criminal
offenses.
308.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to chronic alcoholics
who have not been found to be mentally ill under the provisions of
law relating to the determination of mental illness. A chronic alco-
holic who has been found to be mentally ill is subject to the provi-
sions of law applicable to the mentally ill. In such cases, where treat-
ment for alcoholism is deemed desirable as adjunct to his recovery
from mental illness, he shall receive such treatment.
309. Contract with other agencies.
The State and its political subdivisions may contract with any
appropriate public or private agency, organization or institution
that has proper and adequate treatment facilities, programs, and
personnel, in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
310. Alcoholism policy for highway safety.
(a) In collaboration with such agencies as the courts, police, and
the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Division of Alcoholism Con-
trol shall propose appropriate programs of alcoholism education or
treatment for individuals convicted of driving under the influence of
alcohol under Article 66½, Section 206. These programs shall be
coordinated with and integrated into broad planning for compre-
hensive community health and welfare services.
311. Alcoholism program in Department of Correction.
The Department of Correction shall be responsible for establishing
and maintaining, in cooperation with the Division of Alcoholism
Control, a program for the prevention and treatment of alcoholism
and the rehabilitation of alcoholics in correctional institutions.
312. Alcoholism program for juveniles.
The Division of Alcoholism Control shall be responsible for estab-
lishing and maintaining, in cooperation with the State Department
of Education and the local Boards of Education in each of the politi-
cal subdivisions of the State, the schools, the police, the courts, and
other public and private agencies, a program for the prevention of
intemperance and alcoholism, and the treatment and rehabilitation
of incipient alcoholics among juveniles and young adults.
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