2013 House Bill 4239

Authorize deferral of prosecution for mental illness treatment

Introduced in the House

Feb. 12, 2013

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 4238.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary