HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4045 FILED ON: 7/17/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3672
Section 108 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2016 (see House, No. 3650), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment I of House, No. 3675). July 17, 2015. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)
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An Act relative to commitments of persons found incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of mental illness.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to further regulate forthwith commitments of persons found incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of mental illness, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Subsection (e) of section 16 of chapter 123 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the third sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The facility shall notify the district attorney which has or had jurisdiction of the criminal case if such approval is sought.