Domestic violence: probation: sobriety-monitoring programs.

Existing law requires the court to impose specified conditions of probation for defendants convicted of domestic violence, including referral to a batterer's program in which participation in substance abuse counseling is a standard component for defendants who are chronic users or serious abusers of drugs and alcohol. If probation is granted in domestic violence cases, existing law authorizes the probation department or the court to make provisions for a defendant to receive alcohol and drug services using the defendant's own resources. This bill would require the court to order a person who is convicted of, and placed on probation for, a domestic violence offense to participate in a sobriety-monitoring program, as defined, as a term of probation if the offense was committed while the defendant was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, unless the court determines that the interests of justice would not be served by having the defendant participate in the program.