Rule 523.1 - Behavior Clinic Evaluation As Condition Of Bail(a) In any court case, wherein the defendant is preliminarily arraigned and the issuing authority has a good faith doubt as to the defendant's adjudicative competency or has reason to believe that the defendant is severely mentally disabled and may be in need of eventual court-ordered treatment upon a determination of clear and present danger pursuant to the definitions in the Mental Health Procedures Act (50 P.S. § 7101, et seq.), the issuing authority may make it a condition of bail that the defendant be examined by the Behavior Clinic within forty-eight (48) hours if the preliminary arraignment occurs on Monday through Friday, otherwise within seventy-two (72) hours.(b) In any court case, at the time of the preliminary hearing, if the issuing authority has a good faith doubt as to the defendant's adjudicative competency or has reason to believe that the defendant is severely mentally disabled and may be in need of eventual court-ordered treatment upon a determination of clear and present danger pursuant to the definitions in the Mental Health Procedures Act (50 P.S. § 7101, et seq.), the issuing authority, when permitted by the Pa.R.Crim.P., may make it a condition of bail that the defendant be examined by the Behavior Clinic within seventy-two (72) hours of the preliminary hearing.Amended effective 4/9/2024.