{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-9736","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 9736","heading":"Report of psychiatric evaluation.","body":"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.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VIII CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 97 SENTENCING","SUBCHAPTER D INFORMATIONAL BASIS OF SENTENCE"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=97\u0026sctn=36\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"a9aa0b650a3feb858957e86642fe93da9689026685a5ab7c2ea8c9591377e394","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-9735","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-9737"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}