David K. Byers
Administrative Director
Administrative Office of the Courts
1501 W. Washington, Suite 411
Phoenix, AZ 85007-3327
Phone: (602) 452-3301
[email protected]

Petitioner seeks to amend Rule 11.3(a)(5)(C) pertaining to qualifications of competency examiners to remove the requirement that the court-approved training program be a minimum of 16 hours and replace the requirement of attendance at (in-person) the training program to completion of the court-approved training program. This Rule Petition was drafted after review of the current court-approved training program and will allow for redesign and modernization the training program in accordance with current law, best practices and national standards around competency.

Filed: January 9, 2024

Would amend Rule 11.3(a)(5)(C) of the Rules of Criminal Procedure to modify the training requirements for qualifying to be a competency examiner.

Comments must be submitted by no later than Wednesday, May 1, 2024, and any reply by a petitioner must be submitted no later than Monday, June 3, 2024.