Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-973a
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Mitigating factor for veterans – PTSD
Official statutory text
A. When making a sentencing decision concerning a person who is
a veteran, the court may consider as a mitigating factor that the
person has been diagnosed as suffering from posttraumatic stress
disorder resulting from his or her military service.
B. The defendant shall provide to the court documentary
evidence that the defendant:
1. Has served in the Armed Forces of the United States of
America in a combat zone, as defined in Section 112 of the Federal
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Proof of such service shall consist
of a certification by the Director of the Department of Veterans
Affairs; and
2. Has been diagnosed with a posttraumatic stress disorder
connected to his or her service in the Armed Forces of the United
States of America.
C. As used in this section, "posttraumatic stress disorder"
means the same as such term is defined in the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5, 2013),
and occurred as a result of events during the service of the
defendant in one or more combat zones.
a veteran, the court may consider as a mitigating factor that the
person has been diagnosed as suffering from posttraumatic stress
disorder resulting from his or her military service.
B. The defendant shall provide to the court documentary
evidence that the defendant:
1. Has served in the Armed Forces of the United States of
America in a combat zone, as defined in Section 112 of the Federal
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Proof of such service shall consist
of a certification by the Director of the Department of Veterans
Affairs; and
2. Has been diagnosed with a posttraumatic stress disorder
connected to his or her service in the Armed Forces of the United
States of America.
C. As used in this section, "posttraumatic stress disorder"
means the same as such term is defined in the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5, 2013),
and occurred as a result of events during the service of the
defendant in one or more combat zones.
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