At the first appearance of a defendant in court or upon arraignment, and before accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, the court shall ascertain whether the defendant is currently serving in the United States armed forces or is a veteran of such forces. The court shall inform any such defendant that he or she may be entitled to receive mental health treatment, substance use disorder treatment, or other services.
Under current law, the chief judge of a judicial district may establish an appropriate program for the treatment of veterans and members of the military. The bill states that, in establishing any such program, the chief judge, in collaboration with the probation department, the district attorney, and the state public defender, shall establish program guidelines and eligibility criteria that are agreed upon by these parties to be most appropriate for the jurisdiction creating the program.
Year
2018
Current status
- Governor Signed (04/12/2018)
- House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (04/03/2018)
- Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (03/23/2018)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (03/19/2018)
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (03/12/2018)
- House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (03/05/2018)
- House Third Reading Laid Over to 03/05/2018 - No Amendments (03/02/2018)
- House Second Reading Laid Over to 02/26/2018 - No Amendments (02/23/2018)
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (01/17/2018)
