Indiana § 11-8-10-2 - Mental health evaluations
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 11-8-10-2 — Mental health evaluations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-8-10-2. Mental health evaluations
Sec. 2. (a) This section applies only to a mental health evaluation conducted for the purpose of mental health assessment and treatment. This section does not apply to a mental health evaluation conducted for the purpose of:
(1) determining whether a person is competent to stand trial; or
(2) establishing a defense to the commission of a crime, including the defense of mental disease or defect under IC 35-41-3-6.
(b) If:
(1) a person is confined in a county jail;
(2) a judge of a court has ordered the person to undergo a mental health evaluation;
(3) the:
(A) county jail; and
(B) location of the provider of mental health services who will conduct the mental health evaluation;
have the capability of conducting two-way video conferencing between the county jail and the location;
(4) the mental health evaluation may be conducted by two-way video conferencing; and
(5) the judge, on the judge's own motion, orders the person to undergo the mental health evaluation by use of video conferencing;
the person shall undergo the mental health evaluation while located in the county jail by use of video conferencing.
(c) If a person's mental health evaluation under this section is conducted by video conferencing, the mental health evaluation may not be recorded.
As added by P.L.159-2015, SEC.1.
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Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-8-10-2 ("Mental health evaluations") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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