California Health and Safety Code

§ 11760

HSC § 11760 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 10.5 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares that problems related to the inappropriate use of alcoholic beverages and other drug use adversely affect the general welfare of the people of California. These problems include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a)Substantial fatalities, permanent disability, and property damage resulting from driving under the influence. Crimes involving alcohol and other drug use are a drain on law enforcement, the courts, and the penal system.

(b)Alcoholism in the individual, which is an addiction to the drug alcohol, with its attendant deterioration of physical and emotional health and social well-being.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 11. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.