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| | HB5003 Engrossed | | LRB099 18946 RLC 43335 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Veterans and Servicemembers Court
Treatment |
| 5 | | Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
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| 6 | | (730 ILCS 167/15)
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| 7 | | Sec. 15. Authorization. The Chief Judge of each judicial |
| 8 | | circuit shall may establish a
Veterans and Servicemembers Court |
| 9 | | program including a format under which it operates under
this |
| 10 | | Act. The Veterans and Servicemembers Court may, at the |
| 11 | | discretion of the Chief Judge, be a
separate court or a program |
| 12 | | of a problem-solving court, including but not limited to a drug |
| 13 | | court or mental health court. At the discretion of the Chief
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| 14 | | Judge, the Veterans and Servicemembers Court program may be |
| 15 | | operated in one county in the
Circuit, and allow veteran and |
| 16 | | servicemember defendants from all counties within the Circuit |
| 17 | | to
participate.
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| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 96-924, eff. 6-14-10; 97-946, eff. 8-13-12.)
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| 19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January |
| 20 | | 1, 2018.
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