Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 16-8.5-106 — Evaluation at request of defendant.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Article 8.5: Competency to Proceed, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Full text of C.R.S. § 16-8.5-106
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) If a defendant wishes to be examined by a competency evaluator of his or her own choice in connection with any proceeding under this article, the court, upon timely motion, shall order that the competency evaluator chosen by the defendant be given reasonable opportunity to conduct the second evaluation, in accordance with sections 16-8.5-103 and 16-8.5-111. (2) The defendant shall provide a copy of the second evaluation to the court and prosecution in a reasonable amount of time in advance of the competency or restoration hearing. Upon receipt of the second evaluation, the court shall furnish the second evaluation to the department.
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