Tennessee Code 33-7-302 – Determination and notice of restored competence to stand trial
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 33-7-302
- Chief officer: means the person with overall authority for a public or private hospital or treatment resource, or the person's designee. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Hospital: means a public or private hospital or facility or part of a hospital or facility equipped to provide inpatient care and treatment for persons with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Treatment resource: means any public or private facility, service, or program providing treatment or rehabilitation services for mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, including, but not limited to, detoxification centers, hospitals, community mental health centers, clinics or programs, halfway houses, and rehabilitation centers. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
When the chief officer determines that a defendant in a state hospital or treatment resource who is charged with a crime is restored to competence to stand trial, the chief officer shall give notice of that fact to the clerk of the court by whose order the defendant was confined and deliver the defendant to the sheriff of the county from which the defendant was admitted.