§22-1175.6b. Incompetence due to intellectual disability -
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Suspension of criminal proceedings - Placement - Conditional release.
A. If the person is found to be incompetent primarily because the person is intellectually disabled as defined in Section 1408 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes and is also found by the court to be dangerous as defined by Section 1175.1 of this title, the court shall suspend the criminal proceedings and place the person into the custody of the Office of Public Guardian. The Office of Public
Guardian shall act with all powers set forth in the Oklahoma Public Guardianship Act, and:
1. The Office of Public Guardian shall place any person placed in its custody under this title in a facility or residential setting, private or public, willing to accept the individual and that has a level of supervision and security that is appropriate to the needs of the person;
2. Such placements shall be within the sole discretion of the Office of Public Guardian;
3. All such placements made by the Office of Public Guardian shall be made within six
(6)months of the date of the order awarding custody to the Office of Public Guardian;
4. The Office of Public Guardian shall report to the court at least every six
(6)months as to the status of the person including, but not limited to, the type of placement, services provided, level of supervision, the medical and psychological health of the person, whether the person would be dangerous if conditionally released into a nonsecure environment, the assistance and services that would be required for such conditional release and whether the person has achieved competency;
5. If the person is determined by the Office of Public Guardian to have regained competency or that conditional release to a private guardian or other caretaker is appropriate, a hearing shall be scheduled within twenty
(20)days. If found competent by the court or a jury after such rehearing, criminal proceedings shall be resumed. If the court finds conditional release to be appropriate, the court shall make an appropriate order for conditional release; and
6. The provisions of subsections C, H and I of Section 6-101 of Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall not apply to custody orders arising under this title.
B. If the person is found to be incompetent for reasons other than the person is a person requiring treatment as defined by Section 1-103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes and is found to be not dangerous as defined by Section 1175.1 of this title, the court shall suspend the criminal proceedings and either refer the person to the Department of Human Services for consideration of voluntary assistance or conditionally release the person as set forth in this section.
1. For any person recommended for conditional release, a written plan for services shall be prepared by the Department of Human Services and filed with the court. In its order of conditional release, the court shall specify the conditions of release and shall direct the appropriate agencies or persons to submit annual reports regarding the person’s compliance with the conditions of release and progress:
a.
to be eligible for conditional release, the person
shall agree, in writing, that during the period the
person is granted conditional release and is subject
to the provisions thereof, there shall be free
transmission of all pertinent information, including
clinical information regarding the person, among the
person’s treatment providers, the appropriate district
attorneys, law enforcement and court personnel. To
effect this agreement, the person shall execute any
releases required by law to allow for the
dissemination of this information,
b. the court’s order placing the person on conditional
release shall include notice that the person’s
conditional release may be revoked upon good cause,
c. the district attorney, as well as any agency or
individual involved in providing services with regard
to the person’s conditional release, may prepare and
file an affidavit under oath if the district attorney,
agency, or individual believes that the person has
failed to comply with the conditions of release. The
court shall then conduct a hearing to determine if the
person has violated the conditions of release. Notice
of the hearing shall be issued, at least twenty-four
(24)hours before the hearing, to the Department of
Human Services, the person, trial counsel for the
person, and the client advocate general of the
Department of Human Services. After reviewing the
evidence concerning any alleged violation of the
conditions of the release, the person’s progress,
treatment alternatives, and the need for public
safety, the court may order no change to the
conditions for the person’s release or modify the
conditions of release, and
d. the person placed on conditional release shall remain
in a conditional release status until the reviewing
court issues a full release from all conditions.
2. If the person is determined by the Department of Human Services to have regained competency, a hearing shall be scheduled within twenty
(20)days:
a. if found competent by the court or a jury after such
rehearing, criminal proceedings shall be resumed,
b. if the person is found to continue to be incompetent,
the person shall be returned to either conditional
release or referred to the Department of Human
Services for consideration of voluntary assistance.
C. The Office of Public Guardian shall have standing to participate in any proceeding held pursuant to this section as deemed necessary by the Office. Added by Laws 2004, c. 106, § 7, eff. April 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 475, § 25, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2024, c. 73, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.