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Transfer Jurisdiction To Veteran's Speciality Court

It became law on Jun 7, 2021.

CO HB 21-1016 · House Bill · 2021A

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Became law
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Latest action
Jun 7, 2021

What it does

Under current law, a court must inquire at the defendant's first appearance whether the defendant is a veteran. If the jurisdiction does not have a veterans treatment court, the act requires the court to inform a veteran defendant of the possibility of petitioning to transfer the case to a jurisdiction with a veterans treatment court.The act allows a veteran defendant or defendant who is currently serving in the U.S. armed forces and who is suffering from a diagnosable mental health condition that is related to the veteran's military service to petition the court to transfer the supervision of any post disposition of the case to a jurisdiction with a veterans treatment court if the…

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This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

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    Jun 7, 2021

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