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§ 4413. Commitment of persons acquitted of crime because of insanity

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 50 P.S. Mental Health

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 50 P.S. Mental Health
Chapter 12. Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Act of 1966 (Refs & Annos)
Article IV. General Provisions Relating to Facilities; Admissions and Commitments (Refs & Annos)
50 P.S. § 4413
§ 4413. Commitment of persons acquitted of crime because of insanity
Currentness
(a) Whenever any person charged with any crime is acquitted on the ground of insanity or having been insane at the time he committed the crime, the jury or the court as the case may be, shall state such reason for acquittal in its verdict.
(b) In such event, the court may direct the Attorney for the Commonwealth to act as petitioner to initiate commitment proceedings under section 406.1

Credits

1966, Special Sess. No. 3, Oct. 20, P.L. 96, art. IV, § 413, effective Jan. 1, 1967.

Footnotes

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50 P.S. § 4406.
50 P.S. § 4413, PA ST 50 P.S. § 4413
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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