HB 5489 Summary

• Court must order prosecuting attorney to provide juvenile's attorney all competency-related information, including offense details, juvenile's background, and attorney contact information within established procedures.

• Juvenile's attorney must provide qualified examiner with available records relevant to evaluation, including psychiatric, school, medical, and child protective services records.

• Qualified examiner must submit written competency evaluation report to court within 30 days of receiving court order, with optional 30-day extension for good cause.

• Report must contain detailed examination description, clinical assessment including mental status examination and intelligence assessment, and evaluation of juvenile's competency functions including ability to understand proceedings and assist attorney.

• Examiner must provide opinion on competency; if incompetent, report must address nature of mental disease, prognosis, services needed for restoration, and whether juvenile poses threat requiring emergency intervention; court distributes report to attorneys and guardian ad litem within 5 working days.