HB 2595 authorizes any court sentencing a veteran to consider as a mitigating factor that the person has been diagnosed as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from his or her military service. The vet has to provide documentary evidence that served in in a combat zone and has been diagnosed with PTSD. The law is codified in 22 OS § 973a. As a veteran, I … [Read more...] about New Oklahoma Laws In 2016 Part XI – Courts To Consider PTSD When Sentencing Veterans