Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act Article 20

The prosecutor should petition a court to adjudicate or the juvenile court (juvenile court of a district court) should first adjudicate for persons convicted of the offenses described in Article 10 and then the accused or the juvenile offender be ordered to go into a rehabilitation center for observation or rehabilitation for a period of no longer than two months.After the observation and rehabilitation, the prosecutor or the Juvenile Court (juvenile court of a district court) should release the offender immediately and should enter the judgment of non-prosecution or not to try the case, if the report from the rehabilitation center confirms that the person undergoing observation and rehabilitation exhibits no sign of continuing using narcotics. If the person undergoing observation and rehabilitation exhibits the tendencies of continuing to use narcotics, the prosecutor should petition the court to order, or the juvenile court (juvenile court of a district court) should issue the order, for the offender to receive a compulsory rehabilitation program at a rehabilitation center for more than six months until there is no need for a compulsory rehabilitation. However, the longest duration shall not exceed one year.The first two Paragraphs are applicable to offenders committing the offenses described in Article 10 without 3 years of being released from completion of an observation, rehabilitation or a compulsory rehabilitation.Persons ordered to undergo an observation, rehabilitation or a compulsory rehabilitation program shall be assisted with employment placement by a public employment agency after completing the program.