חוק טיפול בחולי נפש (תיקון מס' 9), התשע"ו-2016Law Treatment of the Mentally Ill (Amendment No. 9), 2016 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

In the amendment to the Mental Health Treatment Law, 1991, it was established that the maximum period of hospitalization or treatment for a defendant who committed severe offenses and was diagnosed as mentally ill will be the maximum term of imprisonment prescribed for the offense. For offenses under Section 51(a)(1)(b) of the Courts Law [Consolidated Version], 1984, regarding which the State Attorney or the District Attorney may decide that a person will be tried before a Magistrate's Court even if the offense falls within the jurisdiction of the District Court, the maximum period of hospitalization or treatment for such offenses will be seven years. The court may order, in exceptional cases and for special reasons to be recorded, a period of hospitalization or treatment shorter than the maximum term of imprisonment, if it is convinced that the offense was committed under especially mitigating circumstances.

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