Bill Summary for H 483 (2017-2018)
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Apr 6 2017
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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 G. Martin, Zachary, Reives, Rogers.
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Bill summary
House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Amends GS 15A-1340.16 to further authorize a defendant to prove combat service in the United States Armed Forces with a Form DD-214, as an alternative form of proof to a certification by the Secretary of Military and Veterans Affairs.
Provides that the act applies to offenses committed on or after October 1, 2017.