SECTION 916.16. Jurisdiction of committing court.

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1(1) 2The committing court shall retain jurisdiction over any defendant involuntarily committed due to a determination of incompetency to proceed due to mental illness or a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity pursuant to this chapter. The defendant may not be released except by order of the committing court. An administrative hearing examiner does not have jurisdiction to determine issues of continuing commitment or release of any defendant involuntarily committed pursuant to this chapter.
77(2) 78The committing court shall retain jurisdiction in the case of any defendant placed on conditional release pursuant to s. 97916.1798. Such defendant may not be released from the conditions of release except by order of the committing court.

History.-s. 1, ch. 80-75; s. 7, ch. 83-274; s. 20, ch. 98-92; s. 15, ch. 2006-195.

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