MI HB5593

Allows prosecuting attorney or defense counsel to file a motion at any time before trial to refer a person charged with a misdemeanor to community mental health services for evaluation, which the court must grant.

Requires community mental health services program to evaluate the person's needs and connect them to appropriate mental health programming for necessary treatment in the community.

If a person is deemed incompetent to stand trial on a misdemeanor punishable by 1 year in jail or less, they must be referred to community mental health services and the prosecuting attorney may petition probate court for a determination of whether they are a "person requiring treatment."

Dismisses the criminal case if the person is determined incompetent under this section.

If the person is determined not to require treatment by probate court or community mental health services, the mental health program must still connect them to appropriate mental health programming deemed necessary.