A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insanity and mental incapacity, so as to require a hearing before a court orders an evaluation of the mental competency of an accused person to stand trial; to provide for the release of reports of such evaluations; to establish different procedures in cases where the subject has been accused only of one or more nonviolent misdemeanor offenses, including automatic dismissal in some cases, subject to exceptions; to provide for such different procedures and such exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced LC 49 2133: 17-7-129, 17-7-130, 40-6-391
Committee Sub LC 49 2240S: 17-7-129, 17-7-130, 40-6-391, 37-1-28, 35-3-35, 35-3-33
As Passed Senate: 17-7-129, 17-7-130, 40-6-391, 37-1-28, 35-3-35, 35-3-33
LC 49 2357S/hss: 17-7-129, 17-7-130, 40-6-391, 37-1-28, 35-3-35, 35-3-33
SB 132/AP*: 17-7-129, 17-7-130, 40-6-391, 37-1-28, 35-3-35, 35-3-33