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Ordinance#220814Passed
In plain English
This ordinance allows the City Attorney to represent San Francisco in court cases for establishing a specific type of conservatorship for individuals deemed mentally incompetent during serious criminal proceedings. This conservatorship is intended for those who pose a significant danger to themselves or others due to their mental health issues.
Ordinance amending the Health Code to designate the City Attorney rather than the District Attorney to represent the City in judicial proceedings to establish a “Murphy Conservatorship,” a conservatorship for individuals who have been found mentally incompetent during a criminal proceeding involving a charge of death, great bodily harm, or a serious threat to the physical well-being of another person; there has been a finding of probable cause and the proceeding has not been dismissed; as a result of a mental health disorder, the individual is unable to understand the nature and purpose of the criminal proceeding or assist counsel in the conduct of the defense; and the individual represents a substantial danger of physical harm to self or others by reason of mental disease, defect, or disorder.
How it got here
How they voted
FINALLY PASSED
Board of Supervisors · Jun 13, 2023Pass
5-0
PASSED ON FIRST READING
Board of Supervisors · Jun 6, 2023Pass
5-0
RECOMMENDED
Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee · May 25, 2023Pass
1-0
Legislative journey
PresidentJul 12, 2022
→ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE
Clerk of the BoardJul 19, 2022 – Feb 15, 2023
→REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
·REMAIN ACTIVE
Public Safety and Neighborhood Services CommitteeMay 25, 2023
✓RECOMMENDEDPass
Board of SupervisorsJun 6, 2023 – Jun 13, 2023
✓PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass
✓FINALLY PASSEDPass
MayorJun 23, 2023
✓APPROVED