Procedure for Commitment of Person Under This Part

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
4. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services
5. Forensic Services for Persons With Intellectual Disabilities
6. Procedure for Commitment of Person Under This Part

IF AND ONLY IF

1. 1. a juvenile court determines in a delinquency proceeding, on the basis of an evaluation under § 37-1-128(c), that a child has an intellectual disability, OR
   2. a circuit, criminal, or general sessions court determines on the basis of an evaluation under § 33-7-301(a) that a criminal defendant is incompetent to stand trial due to an intellectual disability, OR
   3. a circuit or criminal court enters a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity on a capital offense against a defendant with an intellectual disability,

      THEN

2. the district attorney general may file a complaint to require involuntary care and treatment of the defendant under § 33-5-403, AND
3. only the juvenile court that has jurisdiction of the child or the circuit or criminal court before which the defendant's criminal case is pending or that would hear the case if the defendant were bound over to the grand jury has jurisdiction to hear a complaint filed under § 33-5-403.

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