DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 5000-5952›PART 1. THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT 5000-5556›CHAPTER 3. Conservatorship for Gravely Disabled Persons 5350-5372
§ 5369
California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
When a conservatee who has criminal charges pending against him and has been found mentally incompetent under Section 1370 of the Penal Code recovers his mental competence, the conservator shall certify that fact to the court, sheriff, and district attorney of the county in which the criminal charges are pending and to the defendant’s attorney of record.
The court shall order the sheriff to immediately return the defendant to the court in which the criminal charges are pending. Within two judicial days of the defendant’s return, the court shall hold a hearing to determine whether the defendant is entitled to be admitted to bail or released upon his own recognizance pending conclusion of criminal proceedings.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1511.)
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