Pennsylvania § 9736 Report of psychiatric evaluation

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 9736 — Report of psychiatric evaluation

Pennsylvania § 9736

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

PartPART VIII

Ch. 97SENTENCING

Subch.INFORMATIONAL BASIS OF SENTENCE

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Bluebook

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9736 (2026).

Text

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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Legislative History

Suspension by Court Rule.Section 9736 was suspended by Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure No. 1101(6), adopted March 1, 2000, as being inconsistent with the rules of Chapter 7 relating to post-trial procedures in court cases.