Alabama HB515 amends civil inpatient commitment guidelines for criminal defendants with mental illnesses.

Alabama HB515 amends civil inpatient commitment guidelines for criminal defendants with mental illnesses. It specifies that the Department of Mental Health shall not provide custody, care, and treatment for longer than the maximum sentence a defendant could receive for the crime for which he or she is convicted, with exceptions for a defendant charged with capital murder or who otherwise continues to meet civil inpatient commitment criteria. The bill also updates existing code language to current style.

Alabama HB515 amends civil inpatient commitment guidelines for criminal defendants with mental illnesses.

Alabama HB515 amends civil inpatient commitment guidelines for criminal defendants with mental illnesses. It specifies that the Department of Mental Health shall not provide custody, care, and treatment for longer than the maximum sentence a defendant could receive for the crime for which he or she is convicted, with exceptions for a defendant charged with capital murder or who otherwise continues to meet civil inpatient commitment criteria. The bill also updates existing code language to current style.