Colo. Senate Democrats: Senate Approves Pair of Bills to Reduce Competency Waitlist, Improve Efficiency in Competency System
May 06, 2024
May 06, 2024
DENVER, Colorado, May 6 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 4, 2024:
Today the Senate approved a pair of bills to reduce the competency waitlist and improve efficiency and effectiveness in the competency system.
Last year, Colorado had 448 people who were deemed to be incompetent to proceed by a court and were waiting to receive competency restoration services before proceeding to trial, with an average wait time of 66 days. HB24-13 . . .
Today the Senate approved a pair of bills to reduce the competency waitlist and improve efficiency and effectiveness in the competency system.
Last year, Colorado had 448 people who were deemed to be incompetent to proceed by a court and were waiting to receive competency restoration services before proceeding to trial, with an average wait time of 66 days. HB24-13 . . .