You or your representative

When you are placed in a mental health care institution involuntarily due to the danger created by the crime committed and your mental incapacity or diminished mental capacity, you, your representative or another relative have the right to regularly ask for a review of the need to continue the involuntary placement. The request may be submitted no sooner than three months after the previous decision. 

Your doctor and the prosecutor

In addition, your doctor and the prosecutor may ask for a review. 

The court

The court, which has control over your involuntary placement, must initiate a review if no one has asked for a review within one year after the previous decision. The court administration is also responsible for keeping a diligent record of the cases and to remind the court when the date for a review is approaching. 

The Criminal Procedure Law explains who can initiate and conduct a review of your detention, how, and how often. 

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Last updated 22/07/2023