S.B. 96-229 Involuntary medication - persons found not guilty by reason of insanity or defendants found incompetent to proceed. Expands the statute permitting a court to enter an order requiring a person to accept medication to include persons found not guilty by reason of insanity or impaired mental condition and persons found incompetent to proceed. Grants jurisdiction for such orders to the court that committed the person to the department of human services or, if the committing court agrees, to the court of the jurisdiction in which the designated treating facility for the person is located. Requires the court to appoint an attorney to represent such persons. If the petition is filed in the county where the facility is located, requires the county where the person was found not guilty or incompetent to pay the costs of the county where the petition is filed.
APPROVED by Governor
May 23,
1996
EFFECTIVE May 23, 1996
H.B. 96-1146 Multipurpose juvenile detention facility in southwest Colorado - assessment of need. Directs the department of human services to assess the need for, and to determine the community commitment to, a new multipurpose juvenile detention facility to be constructed in La Plata county. Identifies the types of detention and treatment needs that such a facility should serve. Requires the department to evaluate privatization options in assessing the need for such a facility. Directs the department to present its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the capital development committee on or before November 1, 1996.
APPROVED by Governor
May 22,
1996
EFFECTIVE May 22, 1996
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