Delaware § 5151 Establishment of department for persons with criminally mental conditions

Delaware Statutes

§ 5151 — Establishment of department for persons with criminally mental conditions

Delaware § 5151

JurisdictionDelaware

Title16

PartMental Health

Ch. 51THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

Subch.Persons With Criminally Mental Conditions

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 16, § 5151 (2026).

Text

The Department shall establish at the Delaware Psychiatric Center a department for persons with criminally mental conditions who are adults regardless of their mental capacity. The term “persons with criminally mental conditions” as used herein shall be defined as any incarcerated individual, charged with or convicted of any criminal offense under this Code who also meets the definition set forth at § 5001(7) of this title [repealed]. The department shall be established on the present grounds of the Psychiatric Center.

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The Department shall establish at the Delaware Psychiatric Center a department for persons with criminally mental conditions who are adults regardless of their mental capacity. The term “persons with criminally mental conditions” as used herein shall be defined as any incarcerated individual, charged with or convicted of any criminal offense under this Code who also meets the definition set forth at § 5001(7) of this title [repealed]. The department shall be established on the present grounds of the Psychiatric Center.

Legislative History

Code 1935, c. 76; 46 Del. Laws, c. 190, § 1 ; 16 Del. C. 1953, § 5151; 49 Del. Laws, c. 57, § 1 ; 54 Del. Laws, c. 279, § 3 ; 55 Del. Laws, c. 212 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 550, § 1 ; 76 Del. Laws, c. 322, §§ 7, 8 ; 78 Del. Laws, c. 179, §§ 189-191 ; 79 Del. Laws, c. 442, § 1