SB1824 provides special considerations for combat veterans with PTSD in Illinois criminal cases.

SB1824, the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act, mandates that if a combat veteran in Illinois, who is a qualified service-disabled veteran and believed to have committed an offense or is in need of assistance due to suspected PTSD, is to be transported by a peace officer or ambulance service to a Department of Veterans Affairs' hospital for evaluation. If the veteran is not deemed a danger to themselves or others, they shall be released unless detained for another offense.

SB1824 provides special considerations for combat veterans with PTSD in Illinois criminal cases.

SB1824, the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act, mandates that if a combat veteran in Illinois, who is a qualified service-disabled veteran and believed to have committed an offense or is in need of assistance due to suspected PTSD, is to be transported by a peace officer or ambulance service to a Department of Veterans Affairs' hospital for evaluation. If the veteran is not deemed a danger to themselves or others, they shall be released unless detained for another offense.