§ 40.1-5.3-1 Facility for incompetent persons and others
§ 40.1-5.3-2 Transfers between state-operated hospitals
§ 40.1-5.3-3 Competency to stand trial
§ 40.1-5.3-4 Commitment of persons acquitted on ground of insanity
§ 40.1-5.3-5 Expenses of examination
§ 40.1-5.3-6 Examination of persons awaiting trial or convicted and imprisoned for crime
§ 40.1-5.3-7 Hearing on petition
§ 40.1-5.3-8 Duration of order of transfer – Officer to whom directed
§ 40.1-5.3-9 Return to confinement
§ 40.1-5.3-9.1 Hearing on petition
§ 40.1-5.3-10 Expenses of examination
§ 40.1-5.3-11 Liability for expenses of maintenance – Action for collection of expenses
§ 40.1-5.3-12 Investigation of ability to pay for maintenance
§ 40.1-5.3-13 General rights
§ 40.1-5.3-14 Right to treatment – Treatment plan
§ 40.1-5.3-15 Disclosure of confidential information and records
§ 40.1-5.3-16 Disclosure of rights
§ 40.1-5.3-17 Penalties for deprivation of rights – Disciplinary action – Duty to report
§ 40.1-5.3-18 Applicability
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 40.1-5.3 - Incompetency to Stand Trial and Persons Adjudged Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.