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Dear Mr. Perez:

This office has received your opinion request containing the following questions:

1) When presented with an arrest warrant, to what extent may a program/treatment facility cooperate with local law enforcement?

2) Is local law enforcement required to obtain a court order pursuant to the procedures set forth in 42 C.F.R. § 2 et seq. when making an arrest of an individual being treated at a treatment facility?

3) What are a program/treatment facility's responsibilities if it has not been notified in advance and local law enforcement presents a bench warrant for failing to appear on…