Opinion No. (1981)

REQUESTED BY: Glenn A. Clark Dawson County Attorney Who is responsible for the cost of the care provided to a person found to be incompetent to stand trial and committed to a state hospital pursuant to Neb.Rev.Stat. § 29-1823 (Reissue 1979)?

The county in which the crime is charged.

Neb.Rev.Stat. § 29-1823 (Reissue 1979) provides for commitment to a state hospital of persons who are incompetent to stand trial. It specifically provides that the cost of a mental evaluation precedent to a commitment is to be borne by the county wherein the crime is charged. But, the statute is silent on the issue…