Florida H1505 modifies the insanity defense and mental health treatment provisions for defendants.

Florida H1505 amends the insanity defense by specifying that it is a defense if a defendant, due to mental disease or defect, lacked the culpable mental state required for the crime. It removes the affirmative defense that a defendant was insane at the time of the offense. The bill also requires experts to use a clinically recognized instrument to determine if a defendant is malingering and include the results in their report.

Florida H1505 modifies the insanity defense and mental health treatment provisions for defendants.

Florida H1505 amends the insanity defense by specifying that it is a defense if a defendant, due to mental disease or defect, lacked the culpable mental state required for the crime. It removes the affirmative defense that a defendant was insane at the time of the offense. The bill also requires experts to use a clinically recognized instrument to determine if a defendant is malingering and include the results in their report.