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IN SB0435

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/10/2013

Primary Sponsor

Ronnie Alting

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands court-appointed medical examiners for insanity defense cases to include psychiatrists, psychologists endorsed by the state psychology board, or physicians (previously required only psychiatrists).

  • Requires at least one court-appointed examiner to be a psychiatrist or psychologist, with all examiners having expertise in determining insanity.

  • Corrects reference to the state psychology board in competency evaluation provisions.

  • Makes parallel changes to competency evaluation procedures, requiring examiners to have expertise in determining competency.

  • Effective July 1, 2013.

Legislative Description

Insanity defense.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law

1/10/2013

Committee Referrals

Corrections & Criminal Law1/10/2013

Full Bill Text

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