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22-42-23 . Controlled Substance--Pregnancy--Assault.

If a woman who was pregnant at the time of an alleged violation of §  22-42-5 or 22-42-5 .1 provides evidence that she:

(1) Received adequate prenatal care from a licensed health care professional during her pregnancy;

(2) Actively enrolled in an addiction recovery program before the child was born;

(3) Remained in the program after delivery; and

(4) Completed the addiction recovery program,

the state shall dismiss the charge.

Source: SL 2020, ch 88, § 1.