SB 1112 — AN ACT CONCERNING COMMITMENT OF A PERSON FOUND NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF MENTAL DISEASE OR DEFECT.

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1112 January Session, 2019 ANLCO ACTNo. CONCERNING COMMITMENT OF A PERSON FOUND NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF MENTAL DISEASE OR DEFECT.

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(JUD) AN ACT CONCERNING COMMITMENT OF A PERSON FOUND NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF MENTAL DISEASE OR DEFECT.

(b) The recommendation or application shall contain the dates on which any prior recommendations or applications for discharge had been filed with the court, the dates on which decisions [thereon] on such recommendations or applications were rendered, and a statement ofLCO facts,No. including any change in circumstances since the determination on the most recent recommendation or application, sufficient to qualify the acquittee as a person who should be discharged.

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1112A recommendation by the board shall contain findings and conclusions to support the recommendation.

(c) If reasonable cause exists to believe that the acquittee remains a person with psychiatric disabilities or a person with intellectual disability to the extent that [his] the acquittee's discharge at the expiration of [his] the acquittee's maximum term of commitment would constitute a danger to himself or herself or others or is gravely disabled, the state's attorney [,may atmake leastapplication onefor hundredcommitment thirty-fiveof daysthe prioracquittee to sucha expiration,hospital mayfor petitionpsychiatric thedisabilities courtpursuant forto anpart orderII of continuedthis commitmentchapter, ofat theleast acquittee]one mayhundred makethirty-five applicationdays forprior commitmentto ofsuch theexpiration, acquitteemay topetition athe hospitalcourt for psychiatrican disabilitiesorder pursuantof tocontinued partcommitment II of thisthe chapter.acquittee.

If the acquittee is indigent, the court shall provide [him] the acquitteeLCO withNo. the services of a psychiatrist or psychologist to perform the examination at the expense of the state.

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To facilitate LCOexaminations {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-01112of the acquittee, the court may order [him] the acquittee placed in the temporary custody of 3any R01-SB.docxhospital }for Substitutepsychiatric Billdisabilities No.or other suitable facility or placed with the Commissioner of Developmental Services.

1112 examinations of the acquittee, the court may order [him] the acquittee placed in the temporary custody of any hospital for psychiatric disabilities or other suitable facility or placed with the Commissioner of Developmental Services.

Section 1 October 1, 2019 17a-593 JUDStatement Jointof FavorablePurpose: Subst.

LCOTo {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-01113allow the state's attorney to make application for commitment of 3certain R01-SB.docxacquittees }to a hospital for psychiatric disabilities prior to the acquittee's discharge at the expiration of the acquittee's maximum term of commitment if the acquittee would constitute a danger to himself or herself or others or is gravely disabled.

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