Secure youth treatment facilities.
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No
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill aims to strengthen the process for keeping youth with serious mental health or behavioral issues in secure treatment facilities after they are released from court supervision. It requires that a person subject to a petition remain in custody – either in a secure youth treatment facility, state mental health hospital, or another appropriate adult institution – until the legal proceedings are concluded. The bill also establishes stricter timelines for hearings and trials, and clarifies the evidence that can be considered during a probable cause determination.
Key provisions
- Requires continued custody in a secure facility until legal proceedings conclude if a petition is filed.
- Prohibits continuances of probable cause hearings except for ‘good cause’.
- Authorizes courts to base probable cause findings on hearsay statements.
- Mandates a trial within 60 days of probable cause determination, unless waived or extended with justification.
- Requires a court to determine a period of continued detention if a mental condition or disorder is found.
- Requires the department to file a new application for continued detention within two years of discharge, if deemed necessary.
- Applies the criminal discovery process to these proceedings.
- Specifies that the court must determine if the person is physically dangerous to the public due to a mental or physical condition.
Who is affected
- Youths with mental health or behavioral issues
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