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FL S1724
Bill
AI Summary
- Removes the requirement that defendants must submit an application to the state attorney and receive state attorney approval to participate in a veterans treatment court program, shifting eligibility determination authority to the court
- Authorizes sentencing courts to place defendants convicted of nonviolent felonies committed on or after July 1, 2016, into postadjudicatory veterans treatment court programs as a condition of probation or community control, with the defendant's consent required after being advised by counsel
- Defines "nonviolent felony" as a third degree felony under chapter 810 or any felony that is not a forcible felony under s. 776.08, while allowing defendants charged with aggravated assault or aggravated battery to participate if the victim is given the right to provide testimony or a written statement
- Establishes that eligible veterans and servicemembers charged with qualifying felonies must be admitted into a pretrial veterans treatment court program upon motion by either party or the court, for a duration based on the defendant's clinical needs
- Transfers jurisdiction from the original sentencing court to the veterans treatment court program until the defendant completes the program, is terminated for noncompliance, or finishes the sentence, with violations of probation heard by the veterans treatment court judge
Legislative Description
Access to Veterans Treatment Court Programs
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice
6/16/2025
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