Relation to Pending Criminal Actions

Relation to Pending Criminal Actions. (a) Involuntary hospitalization by the court of an individual incompetent to stand trial or be sentenced on criminal charges is not within the scope of this article. (b) A person found not guilty by reason of insanity may be committed pursuant to this article. If proceedings are brought against him within a reasonably short time after his discharge from custody or discharge from terms and conditions of release, if any, all evidence relevant to his mental condition introduced at the criminal trial shall become part of the record in the trial on involuntary civil commitment and need not be repeated. Source: PL 8-36, § 24. Commission Comment: For provisions concerning involuntary criminal commitment, see 6 CMC § 6601 et seq.