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House approves shorter timelines and procedures for competency evaluations in misdemeanor cases
Summary
Senate Bill 132 changes procedures and timeframes for competency evaluations, shortening evaluation windows for certain nonviolent misdemeanors and preserving procedures for restoration and transfer to DBHDD when appropriate; the House passed the bill 142‑24.
Representative Tyler Paul Smith presented Senate Bill 132, describing changes to the state’s competency‑to‑stand‑trial statutory framework. The bill would require a hearing before a mental competency evaluation and establishes shorter timeframes for certain evaluations: 90 days when the person is in custody and 45 days for defendants charged with a nonviolent misdemeanor (excluding DUI and domestic violence misdemeanors), according to the…
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