AZ HB2591

Limits competency restoration orders to a maximum of 240 days, with only time actually spent in a restoration program counting toward this deadline.

Requires prescreening psychological evaluations for capital defendants to be completed within 30 days instead of an unspecified timeframe.

Requires prescreening competency and sanity evaluations for capital defendants to be completed within 30 days.

Grants the state the right to have a defendant evaluated by an equal number of mental health experts as hired by the defendant in competency proceedings.