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GA SB533
Bill
Status
Passed
5/6/2024
Primary Sponsor
Brian Strickland
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AI Summary
- Amends O.C.G.A. § 17-7-130 to authorize jail-based competency restoration programs as a treatment option for accused persons found mentally incompetent to stand trial
- Grants the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities sole discretion to determine appropriate treatment for restoring competency, which may include inpatient treatment in a secure department facility or a jail-based competency restoration program
- Defines "jail-based competency restoration" as clinical services provided in jails to persons found incompetent to stand trial, established through mutual agreements between sheriffs and the department
- Requires that children found incompetent to stand trial be placed in a secure facility designated by the department rather than a jail-based program
- Shifts authority for recommending restoration treatment from the evaluating physician or psychologist to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Legislative Description
Proceedings; jail-based competency restoration programs; provide
Last Action
Act 621
5/6/2024
Committee Referrals
Judiciary - Non-Civil3/4/2024
Judiciary2/21/2024
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