South Carolina H3051 amends the fitness to stand trial process, allowing courts to order inpatient treatment for unfit defendants.

South Carolina H3051 amends the state code to modify the process for determining a defendant's fitness to stand trial. If a person is deemed unfit to stand trial and unlikely to become fit in the foreseeable future, the court may order inpatient treatment at a mental health facility designated by the Department of Mental Health. The court may also order the person to continue in detention if they are already detained, or initiate judicial admission proceedings if they are on bond.

South Carolina H3051 amends the fitness to stand trial process, allowing courts to order inpatient treatment for unfit defendants.

South Carolina H3051 amends the state code to modify the process for determining a defendant's fitness to stand trial. If a person is deemed unfit to stand trial and unlikely to become fit in the foreseeable future, the court may order inpatient treatment at a mental health facility designated by the Department of Mental Health. The court may also order the person to continue in detention if they are already detained, or initiate judicial admission proceedings if they are on bond.