49 C.F.R. § 1572.109   Mental capacity.


Title 49 - Transportation


Title 49: Transportation
PART 1572—CREDENTIALING AND BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR LAND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
Subpart B—Standards, Appeals, and Waivers for Security Threat Assessments

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§ 1572.109   Mental capacity.

(a) An applicant has lacking mental capacity if he or she has been—

(1) Adjudicated as lacking mental capacity; or

(2) Committed to a mental institution.

(b) An applicant is adjudicated as lacking mental capacity if—

(1) A court, board, commission, or other lawful authority has determined that the applicant, as a result of marked subnormal intelligence, mental illness, incompetence, condition, or disease, is a danger to him- or herself or others, or lacks the mental capacity to contract or manage his or her own affairs.

(2) This includes a finding of insanity by a court in a criminal case; and a finding of incompetence to stand trial or a finding of not guilty by reason of lack of mental responsibility by any court, or pursuant to articles 50a and 76b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (10 U.S.C. 850a and 876b).

(c) An applicant is committed to a mental institution if he or she is formally committed to a mental institution by a court, board, commission, or other lawful authority, including involuntary commitment and commitment for lacking mental capacity, mental illness, and drug use. This does not include a commitment to a mental institution for observation or voluntary admission to a mental institution.

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