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A.__If the person hospitalized was found not criminally | | responsible by reason of mental disease or mental defect for | | murder or a Class A crime, the petitioner must demonstrate by | | clear and convincing evidence that the modified release | | treatment program, release on conditions or discharge may be | | granted without likelihood that the person will cause injury | | to that person or to others due to mental disease or mental | | defect. |
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| | | B.__If the person hospitalized was found not criminally | | responsible by reason of mental disease or mental defect for | | a Class B, C, D or E crime, the petitioner must demonstrate | | by a preponderance of the evidence that the modified release | | treatment program, release on conditions or discharge may be | | granted without likelihood that the person will cause injury | | to that person or to others due to mental disease or mental | | defect. |
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| | | 4. Return to institution upon commissioner's order. The | commissioner may order any a person released under subsection 1, | paragraph A, who fails to comply with the conditions of release | | ordered by the court, as evidenced by the affidavit of any | interested person, to return to the institution from which he the | person was released. A hearing shall must be held for the | | purpose of reviewing the order for release within 7 days of the | | person's return if the person will be detained for 7 or more | | days. At the hearing, the court shall receive testimony of the | | psychiatrist who observed or treated the person upon the person's | return to the institution, and any member of the State Forensic | Service who has examined the person upon the person's return, and | | any other relevant testimony. Following hearing, the court may | | reissue or modify the previous order of release. |
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| | | 5. Reinstitutionalization due to likelihood of causing | injury. Any A person released under subsection 1, paragraph A, | whose reinstitutionalization, due to the likelihood that he the | person will cause injury to himself that person or others due to | | mental disease or mental defect, is considered necessary, upon | | the verified petition of any interested person, may be brought | before any a Justice of the Superior Court upon his the justice's | order. A hearing shall must be held for the purpose of reviewing | | the mental condition of the person and the order for release. | | The court may order the person detained for observation and | treatment, if appropriate, at the institution from which he the | person was released pending the hearing, which detention shall | | may not exceed 14 days. The psychiatrist responsible for the | | observation or treatment of the person shall report to the court | | prior to the hearing as to the mental condition of the person, | | indicating specifically whether the person can remain in the |
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