Texas SB1785 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to address compensation for counties housing defendants deemed incompetent to stand trial and.

Texas SB1785 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to establish procedures for compensating counties for the costs of housing defendants who are incompetent to stand trial and for providing jail-based competency restoration services. The Texas Commission on Jails is required to take custody of such defendants within 45 days of an order for transfer to a facility under commission control. If the commission fails to do so, it must compensate the county for the cost of confinement.

Texas SB1785 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to address compensation for counties housing defendants deemed incompetent to stand trial and.

Texas SB1785 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to establish procedures for compensating counties for the costs of housing defendants who are incompetent to stand trial and for providing jail-based competency restoration services. The Texas Commission on Jails is required to take custody of such defendants within 45 days of an order for transfer to a facility under commission control. If the commission fails to do so, it must compensate the county for the cost of confinement.