Title 10 — Title 10 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Within twenty-four hours of the signing of a court order requesting the secretary to provide a competency evaluation or competency restoration treatment:(1) The clerk of the court shall provide the court order and the charging documents, including the request for bail and certifi…

(1) A city or county jail shall transport a defendant to a state hospital or other secure facility designated by the department within one day of receipt of an offer of admission of the defendant for competency evaluation or restoration services.(2) City and county jails must coo…

(1) If the issue of competency to stand trial is raised by the court or a party under *RCW 10.77.400, the prosecutor may continue with the competency process or dismiss the charges without prejudice and refer the defendant for assessment by a mental health professional, substance…

(1)(a) If at any time during the pendency of an action and prior to judgment the court finds, following a report as provided in *RCW 10.77.400, a defendant is incompetent, the court shall order the proceedings against the defendant be stayed except as provided in subsection (4) o…

(1) A defendant found incompetent by the court under *RCW 10.77.635 must be evaluated at the direction of the secretary and a determination made whether the defendant is an individual with a developmental disability. Such evaluation and determination must be accomplished as soon …

(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the defendant is charged with a felony and determined to be incompetent, until he or she has regained the competency necessary to understand the proceedings against him or her and assist in his or her own defense, but in any…

(1) If the defendant is charged with a nonfelony crime which is a serious offense as identified in *RCW 10.77.665 and found by the court to be not competent, the court shall first consider all available and appropriate alternatives to inpatient competency restoration. If the part…

An outpatient competency restoration program must include access to a prescriber.[ 2023 c 453 s 16. Formerly RCW 10.77.0885.]Notes:Findings—2023 c 453: See note following RCW 10.77.400.

The authority shall report annually to the governor and relevant committees of the legislature, beginning November 1, 2022, and shall make the report public, describing:(1) How many individuals are being served by outpatient competency restoration programs and in what locations;(…

(1) For purposes of determining whether a court may authorize involuntary medication for the purpose of competency restoration pursuant to *RCW 10.77.635 and for maintaining the level of restoration in the jail following the restoration period, a pending charge involving any one …

When the court must make a determination whether to order involuntary medications for the purpose of competency restoration or for maintenance of competency, the court shall inquire, and shall be told, and to the extent that the prosecutor or defense attorney is aware, whether th…

(1) Following a competency evaluation under *RCW 10.77.400, individuals who are found not competent to stand trial and not restorable due to an intellectual or developmental disability, dementia, or traumatic brain injury, shall not be referred for competency restoration services…

(1) Subject to the security and background investigation requirements of the jail, jails shall allow clinical intervention specialists to have access to individuals who are referred to receive services under this chapter and to all records relating to the health or conduct of the…