Identical to H 483, filed 3/27/17.
Amends GS 15A-1340.16(e) concerning aggravated and mitigated sentences, enacting new subdivision (14a), which provides that it is a mitigating factor that the defendant has been diagnosed as suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of his or her military service and is undergoing treatment for that condition. Sets out and defines PTSD for use in this section. Requires documentary evidence to be submitted to the court to verify military service and PTSD diagnosis. Effective October 1, 2017.
VET. POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS/MITIGATING FACTOR.
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A COURT MAY CONSIDER POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AS A MITIGATING FACTOR WHEN SENTENCING A PERSON WHO IS A VETERAN.Intro. by Britt, J. Jackson.
Status: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate Action) (Mar 28 2017)
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Mon, 27 Mar 2017 Senate: Filed(link is external)
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Tue, 28 Mar 2017 Senate: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
S 402
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