No. HB 569
Filed under Criminal Justice.
Forensic Client Services; Revising the definition of "forensic client" to include a defendant committed to involuntary residential services in a secure facility of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities; republishing s. 916.303, F.S., relating to determination of incompetency, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe bill adds a new category of people who count as "forensic clients" under Florida law. This change affects who receives specific forensic services and protections.
It includes defendants committed to involuntary residential services in a secure facility of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. These individuals were previously excluded from this specific legal definition.
The change ensures these defendants are covered by the same forensic client provisions as those committed under other statutes. This aligns their legal status with other forensic populations.
AIAdds defendants committed under s. 916.303(3) to the statutory definition of "forensic client" or "client" in s. 916.106(9).
AIRepublishes s. 916.303 to clarify the procedure for dismissing charges against defendants found incompetent due to intellectual disability or autism.