Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires courts pay for the cost of court-ordered mental health evaluations.

Highlights:

• Specifies that the cost of mental health evaluation and treatment will be covered by the state unless the defendant is able to pay for the evaluation and treatment (Sec. 1). 

• Requires a person charged with a misdemeanor  and is deemed applicable to submit to mental health evaluation to be done within 30 days of admission to a mental health facility (Sec. 1).

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