Investigation and Testimony Procedures Law (Accommodation for Persons with Intellectual or Mental Disabilities) (Amendment – Adapted Investigation and Testimony for People Coping with Mental Illness) Bill

What does the bill do?

The bill changes the Investigation and Testimony Procedures (Accommodation for Persons with Intellectual or Mental Disabilities) Law to include in the definition of people with disabilities also people with severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and severe depression. The amendment adds the term 'or mental disability' after every reference to intellectual disability in the various sections of the law. As a result, people with mental disabilities will be entitled to adapted questioning by a trained investigator for all types of offenses, not only some of them.