Provides for the use of restoration services when determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial.
Amends the criminal procedure law and the mental hygiene law to allow courts to use restoration services when determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial. This includes services like medication support, classroom-based competency instruction, mock trials, symptom management, and rehabilitative services.
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