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2008 SESSION

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SB 626 Incompetent defendants; disposition.

Introduced by: W. Roscoe Reynolds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Disposition of incompetent defendants. Provides that if, after a determination of a defendant's competency to stand trial is made, a court finds that a defendant is and is likely to remain incompetent for the foreseeable future, the court shall order that the defendant be (i) released, (ii) involuntarily committed, (iii) reviewed for commitment as a sexually violent predator, or (iv) certified as eligible for admission to a training center for persons with mental retardation. The bill also provides that duration of the treatment to restore the competency of a defendant charged with a misdemeanor, other than an offense against person or property involving the intentional threat of or the attempted or actual infliction of physical harm, shall be limited to 45 days. This bill has been incorporated into SB 380.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087813820  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087813820
• 01/09/08  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/21/08  Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Special on Proposed Mental Health Legislation
• 01/28/08  Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB380-Martin) (14-Y 0-N)