Tennessee § 33-7-401 - Mandatory community-based services for felony defendant incompetent to stand trial but not committable.
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§ 33-7-401. Mandatory community-based services for felony defendant incompetent to stand trial but not committable.
IF AND ONLY IF a court with criminal jurisdiction holds a hearing to commit an adult with mental illness under § 33-7-301, AND the court finds on proof by clear and convincing evidence that the person is: charged with a felony, incompetent to stand trial, not committable under § 33-6-502, AND at risk of becoming committable, AND the department certifies to the court that there are funds available within the limits of the department's line item appropriation for services under this section for service to the person, THEN the court may order the person to participate in community-based services under a plan approved and developed by the department to attain and maintain competence to stand trial and reduce the risk of becoming committable. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former chapter 7, §§ 33-7-101 — 33-7-103 , 33-7-201 — 33-7-203 , 33-7-301 — 33-7-303 (Acts 1974, ch. 464, § 1; 1975, ch. 248, §§ 22, 26, 27; 1977, ch. 386, § 1; 1979, ch. 311, §§ 1-3; 1981, ch. 224, § 17; 1982, ch. 862, § 12; 1983, ch. 323, § 23; T.C.A., §§ 33-701, 33-704, 33-708, 33-709 33-711 — 33-715; Acts 1984, ch. 922, §§ 35-38; 1985, ch. 437, §§ 26-28; 1987, ch. 143, § 4; 1998, ch. 978, §§ 1, 2), is deleted and replaced in the revision of title 33 by Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1, effective March 1, 2001. In order to effectuate the purposes of this section, funds were appropriated in Acts 2000, ch. 994. Funding was provided in Acts 2000, ch. 994.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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