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Cal. Penal Code § 1367 — Inquiry into the Competence of the Defendant Before Trial or After Conviction

Cal. Penal Code § 1367

Type: Statute
Source: California Penal Code
Jurisdiction: California
Date: 2020-01-01
Current through: Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

Citator

Cal. Penal Code § 1367 — Inquiry into the Competence of the Defendant Before Trial or After Conviction is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) A person shall not be tried or adjudged to punishment or have their probation, mandatory supervision, postrelease community supervision, or parole revoked while that person is mentally incompetent. A defendant is mentally incompetent for purposes of this chapter if, as a result of a mental health disorder or developmental disability, the defendant is unable to understand the nature of the criminal proceedings or to assist counsel in the conduct of a defense in a rational manner.

(b) Section 1370 applies to a person who is charged with a felony or alleged to have violated the terms of probation for a felony or mandatory supervision and is incompetent as a result of a mental health disorder. Section 1370.01 applies to a person who is charged with a misdemeanor or misdemeanors only, or a violation of formal or informal probation for a misdemeanor, and the judge finds reason to believe that the defendant has a mental health disorder, and may, as a result of the mental health disorder, be incompetent to stand trial. Section 1370.1 applies to a person who is incompetent as a result of a developmental disability and applies to a person who is incompetent as a result of a mental health disorder, but also has a developmental disability. Section 1370.02 applies to a person alleged to have violated the terms of the person’s postrelease community supervision or parole.