1. If a person is found by a court-martial not guilty by reason of lack of mental responsibility or not guilty only by reason of lack of mental responsibility, the person must be committed to a suitable facility until the person is eligible for release through the procedures specified in NRS 178.467 to 178.471 , inclusive. 2. The court-martial must conduct a hearing on the mental condition of the person in accordance with NRS 175.539 . A report of the results of the hearing must be made to the convening authority having authority to convene a general court-martial for the person. 3. If the court-martial finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person is a person with mental illness, the convening authority having authority to convene a general court-martial for the person shall commit the person to the custody of a suitable facility until the person is eligible for release through the procedures specified in NRS 178.467 to 178.471 , inclusive. 4. Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions of NRS 178.467 to 178.471 , inclusive, apply in the case of a person committed to the custody of a suitable facility pursuant to this section, except that the convening authority having authority to convene a general court-martial for the person shall be considered the court that ordered the persons commitment.
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