Establishes a forensic facility for criminal justice-involved persons needing competency restoration services.
The bill establishes a forensic facility for criminal justice-involved persons needing competency restoration services. It mandates evaluations for competency to stand trial and outlines procedures for involuntary medication. It also requires the facility to maintain records confidentially and exempts them from public inspection. The facility will house individuals charged with offenses punishable by life sentences who are not deemed "persons in need of treatment" and have been found not competent to stand trial.
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