Sec. 1. (a) If at any time before the final submission of any criminal case to the court or the jury trying the case, the court has reasonable grounds for believing that the defendant lacks the ability to understand the proceedings and assist in the preparation of a defense, the court shall immediately fix a […]
Sec. 2. Whenever the defendant attains the ability to understand the proceedings and assist in the preparation of the defendant’s defense: (1) the superintendent of the state institution (as defined in IC 12-7-2-184); or (2) if the division of mental health and addiction entered into a contract for the provision of competency restoration services, the […]
Sec. 3. (a) Within ninety (90) days after: (1) a defendant’s admission to a state institution (as defined in IC 12-7-2-184); or (2) the initiation of competency restoration services to a defendant by a third party contractor; the superintendent of the state institution (as defined in IC 12-7-2-184) or the director or medical director of […]
Sec. 4. If a defendant who was found under section 3 of this chapter to have had a substantial probability of attaining the ability to understand the proceedings and assist in the preparation of the defendant’s defense has not attained that ability within six (6) months after the date of the: (1) defendant’s admission to […]
