2012 House Bill 5939

Authorize deferral of prosecution for mental illness treatment

Introduced in the House

Sept. 20, 2012

Introduced by Rep. Stacy Erwin Oakes (D-95)

To require community mental health programs to give high priority to treating individuals who have submitted to treatment as an alternative to criminal prosecution, as proposed by House Bill 5938.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary