A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled “Mental health code,” by amending sections 1034 and 1044 (MCL 330.2034 and 330.2044).
House Bill No. 4596 amends Michigan's Mental Health Code to clarify and limit the duration of competency restoration orders, establish notification requirements, and set specific procedures and timelines for dismissing and potentially refiling charges against defendants found incompetent to stand trial.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary