GroundRules
42 Pa.C.S. § 9736: Report of psychiatric evaluation.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
- PART VIII CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
- CHAPTER 97 SENTENCING
- SUBCHAPTER D INFORMATIONAL BASIS OF SENTENCE
The court may order the defendant to submit to psychiatric observation and examination for a period not exceeding 60 days. The defendant may be remanded for this purpose to any available clinic or mental hospital or other institution or the court may appoint a qualified psychiatrist to make the examination.
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