13-3991. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Conditional release" means release from a secure mental health facility under the specified written conditions. 2. " Dangerous" means a danger of inflicting serious physical harm on oneself or others, including attempted suicide or the serious threat of suicide, if the threat is […]
13-3992. Commitment hearing in superior court; jurisdiction; census data collection; deferral A. A person who is found guilty except insane pursuant to section 13-502 shall be committed to a secure mental health facility for a period of treatment. B. If the person’s act did not cause the death or serious physical injury of or the […]
13-3993. Examination of defendant by qualified experts; privilege inapplicability; sealed reports A. On request of the court or any party, with the consent of the defendant and after a determination that a reasonable basis exists to support the guilty except insane defense, the court shall appoint a qualified expert to evaluate the defendant and provide […]
13-3994. Persons under the jurisdiction of the superior court; hearing; mental health report; risk assessment; conditional release; hearings and decisions A. A person who is placed under the jurisdiction of the superior court pursuant to this section is not eligible for discharge from the jurisdiction until the date set by the court. B. A secure […]
13-3995. Hearing on motion of the secure mental health facility; expedited hearing; return to hospitalization A. On the request of the secure mental health facility, the court shall grant a hearing to monitor a person’s progress on conditional release. The secure mental health facility shall include in the request the specific reasons for requesting the […]
13-3996. Hearing on request of the treatment supervisor; requirements; release terms A. On the request of a treatment supervisor, the court shall grant a hearing to review the status of the person under supervision. The treatment supervision shall include in the request the specific reasons for requesting the hearing and include any records, under seal, […]
13-3997. Hearing on motion of a person under the jurisdiction of the court A. A person who is under the jurisdiction of the court may request and the court shall grant a hearing not sooner than one hundred twenty days after the person is committed to a secure mental health facility. After the initial hearing […]
13-3998. Return of person under jurisdiction to secure mental health facility; hearing; procedures A. A written order of the court or the chief medical officer or the chief medical officer’s designee is sufficient for a law enforcement officer to take a person into custody and to transport the person to a secure mental health facility. […]
13-3999. Hearing on expiration of jurisdiction A. At least thirty days before the expiration of jurisdiction over a person pursuant to section 13-502, the court shall set an expiration hearing and order the treatment supervisor to provide to the court and the parties a mental health report. The mental health report must include an evaluation […]
13-4000. Independent qualified expert; evaluation A. Before any hearing, either party may retain an independent qualified expert to evaluate the person and make recommendations to the court. B. The county of the committing court shall pay all costs associated with the evaluation if the person is indigent. C. If the person retains a qualified expert, […]
13-4001. Transferring jurisdiction of a person from the psychiatric security review board to superior court; procedures A. If the board orders a person to be transferred to the superior court pursuant to section 13-3994, the person’s case shall be transferred to the committing court for suspension or imposition of sentence and a judicial review of […]
