{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-23598","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 23598","heading":"","body":"In lieu of the alcohol or drug education program prescribed by Section 23538, 23542, 23548, 23552, 23556, 23562, or 23568, a court may impose, as a condition of probation, that the person complete, subsequent to the underlying conviction, a program specified in Section 8001 of the Penal Code, if the person consents and has been accepted into that program. Acceptance into that program shall be verified by a certification, under penalty of perjury, by the director of the program.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 11.5. SENTENCING FOR DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE [23500. - 23675.]","CHAPTER 2. Court Penalties [23530. - 23598.]","ARTICLE 7. Alternative to Alcohol or Drug Education Program [23598. - 23598.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"71ab1a9e367b8a5281a3da7226a7a9634866c69cacdace64be8368c6808f3c7e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-23597","next":"us-ca/veh-23600"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}