This law outlines the procedures for the conditional release of acquittees whose conditional release was revoked. If an acquittee's condition improves within 60 days of returning to custody, they may be conditionally released again with court approval. Longer treatment periods require returning the acquittee to custody for hospitalization and treatment.
If an acquittee's condition improves within 60 days of returning to custody, they may be conditionally released again with court approval, as if the revocation did not occur.
If treatment exceeds 60 days, the acquittee must be returned to custody for hospitalization and treatment under the applicable provisions of the law.
Hospital staff treating the acquittee and the supervising community services board or behavioral health authority assess whether the individual is an appropriate candidate for conditional release.
Yes, the law states that the condition must improve to a degree deemed appropriate by medical and behavioral health professionals within 60 days of custody resumption.