American Samoa · American Samoa Code Annotated Title 46 — Criminal Justice
A.S.C.A. tit. 46 § 46.1309: Treatment as outpatient
What this law says, in plain English
This statute permits courts to allow criminal defendants found mentally incompetent or insane to receive outpatient mental health treatment instead of confinement, with court approval.
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