AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- VETERANS IDENTIFICATION IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

Summary

The bill adds rules that force police, probation, parole and prisons to check if anyone they encounter is a veteran, using VA databases, and to share that status with courts and veterans’ service agencies. Verified veterans must be offered access to VA outreach, benefits help, specialty treatment courts and other diversion programs. The aim is to connect arrested or incarcerated veterans with the support they need.

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