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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1346 Introduced 2/6/2023, by Sen. Karina Villa SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 166/10 730 ILCS 166/55 new730 ILCS 167/10730 ILCS 167/95 new730 ILCS 168/10730 ILCS 168/55 new Amends the Drug Court Treatment Act, the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act, and the Mental Health Court Treatment Act. Provides that jurisdiction may be transferred from the sentencing court to the problem-solving court circuit in which the offender resides at the concurrence of both courts. Provides that the court to which jurisdiction has been transferred shall have the same powers as the sentencing court. Provides that the problem-solving court department within the circuit to which jurisdiction has been transferred may impose problem-solving court fees upon receiving the transferred offender. Provides that after the transfer all problem-solving court fees shall be paid to the problem-solving court department within the circuit to which jurisdiction has been transferred. Defines "problem-solving court" and "transferred". LRB103 26069 RLC 52424 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1346 Introduced 2/6/2023, by Sen. Karina Villa SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 166/10 730 ILCS 166/55 new730 ILCS 167/10730 ILCS 167/95 new730 ILCS 168/10730 ILCS 168/55 new 730 ILCS 166/10 730 ILCS 166/55 new 730 ILCS 167/10 730 ILCS 167/95 new 730 ILCS 168/10 730 ILCS 168/55 new Amends the Drug Court Treatment Act, the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act, and the Mental Health Court Treatment Act. Provides that jurisdiction may be transferred from the sentencing court to the problem-solving court circuit in which the offender resides at the concurrence of both courts. Provides that the court to which jurisdiction has been transferred shall have the same powers as the sentencing court. Provides that the problem-solving court department within the circuit to which jurisdiction has been transferred may impose problem-solving court fees upon receiving the transferred offender. Provides that after the transfer all problem-solving court fees shall be paid to the problem-solving court department within the circuit to which jurisdiction has been transferred. Defines "problem-solving court" and "transferred". LRB103 26069 RLC 52424 b LRB103 26069 RLC 52424 b A BILL FOR
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1010 Amends the Drug Court Treatment Act, the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act, and the Mental Health Court Treatment Act. Provides that jurisdiction may be transferred from the sentencing court to the problem-solving court circuit in which the offender resides at the concurrence of both courts. Provides that the court to which jurisdiction has been transferred shall have the same powers as the sentencing court. Provides that the problem-solving court department within the circuit to which jurisdiction has been transferred may impose problem-solving court fees upon receiving the transferred offender. Provides that after the transfer all problem-solving court fees shall be paid to the problem-solving court department within the circuit to which jurisdiction has been transferred. Defines "problem-solving court" and "transferred".
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1616 1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
1717 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1818 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1919 4 Section 5. The Drug Court Treatment Act is amended by
2020 5 changing Section 10 and by adding Section 55 as follows:
2121 6 (730 ILCS 166/10)
2222 7 Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
2323 8 "Certification" means the process by which a
2424 9 problem-solving court obtains approval from the Supreme Court
2525 10 to operate in accordance with the Problem-Solving Court
2626 11 Standards.
2727 12 "Clinical treatment plan" means an evidence-based,
2828 13 comprehensive, and individualized plan that: (i) is developed
2929 14 by a qualified professional in accordance with the Department
3030 15 of Human Services substance use prevention and recovery rules
3131 16 under 77 Ill. Adm. Code 2060 or an equivalent standard in any
3232 17 state where treatment may take place; and (ii) defines the
3333 18 scope of treatment services to be delivered by a court
3434 19 treatment provider.
3535 20 "Combination drug court program" means a type of
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5050 Amends the Drug Court Treatment Act, the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act, and the Mental Health Court Treatment Act. Provides that jurisdiction may be transferred from the sentencing court to the problem-solving court circuit in which the offender resides at the concurrence of both courts. Provides that the court to which jurisdiction has been transferred shall have the same powers as the sentencing court. Provides that the problem-solving court department within the circuit to which jurisdiction has been transferred may impose problem-solving court fees upon receiving the transferred offender. Provides that after the transfer all problem-solving court fees shall be paid to the problem-solving court department within the circuit to which jurisdiction has been transferred. Defines "problem-solving court" and "transferred".
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8383 1 admitted guilt, or been found guilty, to enter a
8484 2 problem-solving court as a part of the individual's sentence
8585 3 or disposition.
8686 4 "Community behavioral health center" means a physical site
8787 5 where behavioral healthcare services are provided in
8888 6 accordance with the Community Behavioral Health Center
8989 7 Infrastructure Act.
9090 8 "Community mental health center" means an entity:
9191 9 (1) licensed by the Department of Public Health as a
9292 10 community mental health center in accordance with the
9393 11 conditions of participation for community mental health
9494 12 centers established by the Centers for Medicare and
9595 13 Medicaid Services; and
9696 14 (2) that provides outpatient services, including
9797 15 specialized outpatient services, for individuals who are
9898 16 chronically mental ill.
9999 17 "Co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
100100 18 court program" means a program that includes an individual
101101 19 with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder
102102 20 diagnoses and professionals with training and experience in
103103 21 treating individuals with diagnoses of substance use disorder
104104 22 and mental illness.
105105 23 "Drug court", "drug court program", "court", or "program"
106106 24 means a specially designated court, court calendar, or docket
107107 25 facilitating intensive therapeutic treatment to monitor and
108108 26 assist participants with substance use disorders in making
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119119 1 positive lifestyle changes and reducing the rate of
120120 2 recidivism. Drug court programs are nonadversarial in nature
121121 3 and bring together substance use disorder professionals, local
122122 4 social programs, and monitoring in accordance with the
123123 5 nationally recommended 10 key components of drug courts and
124124 6 the Problem-Solving Court Standards. Common features of a drug
125125 7 court program include, but are not limited to, a designated
126126 8 judge and staff; specialized intake and screening procedures;
127127 9 coordinated treatment procedures administered by a trained,
128128 10 multidisciplinary professional team; close evaluation of
129129 11 participants, including continued assessments and modification
130130 12 of the court requirements and use of sanctions, incentives,
131131 13 and therapeutic adjustments to address behavior; frequent
132132 14 judicial interaction with participants; less formal court
133133 15 process and procedures; voluntary participation; and a low
134134 16 treatment staff-to-client ratio.
135135 17 "Drug court professional" means a member of the drug court
136136 18 team, including but not limited to a judge, prosecutor,
137137 19 defense attorney, probation officer, coordinator, or treatment
138138 20 provider.
139139 21 "Peer recovery coach" means a mentor assigned to a
140140 22 defendant during participation in a drug treatment court
141141 23 program who has been trained by the court, a service provider
142142 24 used by the court for substance use disorder or mental health
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155155 1 court for treatment, or a Certified Recovery Support
156156 2 Specialist certified by the Illinois Certification Board.
157157 3 "Peer recovery coach" includes individuals with lived
158158 4 experiences of the issues the problem-solving court seeks to
159159 5 address, including, but not limited to, substance use
160160 6 disorder, mental illness, and co-occurring disorders or
161161 7 involvement with the criminal justice system. "Peer recovery
162162 8 coach" includes individuals required to guide and mentor the
163163 9 participant to successfully complete assigned requirements and
164164 10 to facilitate participants' independence for continued success
165165 11 once the supports of the court are no longer available to them.
166166 12 "Post-adjudicatory drug court program" means a program
167167 13 that allows an individual who has admitted guilt or has been
168168 14 found guilty, with the defendant's consent, and the approval
169169 15 of the court, to enter a drug court program as part of the
170170 16 defendant's sentence or disposition.
171171 17 "Pre-adjudicatory drug court program" means a program that
172172 18 allows the defendant, with the defendant's consent and the
173173 19 approval of the court, to enter the drug court program before
174174 20 plea, conviction, or disposition and requires successful
175175 21 completion of the drug court program as part of the agreement.
176176 22 "Problem-solving court" means any and all mental health
177177 23 court treatment, Veterans and Servicemembers Court treatment,
178178 24 and drug court treatment departments in a judicial circuit.
179179 25 "Problem-Solving Court Standards" means the statewide
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191191 1 minimum requirements for the planning, establishment,
192192 2 certification, operation, and evaluation of all
193193 3 problem-solving courts in this State.
194194 4 "Transferred" means the transfer of any case in which an
195195 5 adult or juvenile offender seeks to have problem-solving court
196196 6 treatment transferred from one county to the county in this
197197 7 State in which the offender resides, and the transfer is
198198 8 approved by a judge.
199199 9 "Validated clinical assessment" means a validated
200200 10 assessment tool administered by a qualified clinician to
201201 11 determine the treatment needs of participants. "Validated
202202 12 clinical assessment" includes assessment tools required by
203203 13 public or private insurance.
204204 14 (Source: P.A. 102-1041, eff. 6-2-22.)
205205 15 (730 ILCS 166/55 new)
206206 16 Sec. 55. Transfer. Jurisdiction may be transferred from
207207 17 the sentencing court to the problem-solving court circuit in
208208 18 which the offender resides at the concurrence of both courts.
209209 19 The court to which jurisdiction has been transferred shall
210210 20 have the same powers as the sentencing court. The
211211 21 problem-solving court department within the circuit to which
212212 22 jurisdiction has been transferred may impose problem-solving
213213 23 court fees upon receiving the transferred offender as defined
214214 24 in Section 10. After the transfer all problem-solving court
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226226 1 within the circuit to which jurisdiction has been transferred.
227227 2 Section 10. The Veterans and Servicemembers Court
228228 3 Treatment Act is amended by changing Section 10 and by adding
229229 4 Section 95 as follows:
230230 5 (730 ILCS 167/10)
231231 6 Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
232232 7 "Certification" means the process by which a
233233 8 problem-solving court obtains approval from the Supreme Court
234234 9 to operate in accordance with the Problem-Solving Court
235235 10 Standards.
236236 11 "Clinical treatment plan" means an evidence-based,
237237 12 comprehensive, and individualized plan that: (i) is developed
238238 13 by a qualified professional in accordance with the Department
239239 14 of Human Services substance use prevention and recovery rules
240240 15 under 77 Ill. Adm. Code 2060 or an equivalent standard in any
241241 16 state where treatment may take place; and (ii) defines the
242242 17 scope of treatment services to be delivered by a court
243243 18 treatment provider.
244244 19 "Combination Veterans and Servicemembers court program"
245245 20 means a type of problem-solving court that allows an
246246 21 individual to enter a problem-solving court before a plea,
247247 22 conviction, or disposition while also permitting an individual
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260260 1 or disposition.
261261 2 "Community behavioral health center" means a physical site
262262 3 where behavioral healthcare services are provided in
263263 4 accordance with the Community Behavioral Health Center
264264 5 Infrastructure Act.
265265 6 "Community mental health center" means an entity:
266266 7 (1) licensed by the Department of Public Health as a
267267 8 community mental health center in accordance with the
268268 9 conditions of participation for community mental health
269269 10 centers established by the Centers for Medicare and
270270 11 Medicaid Services; and
271271 12 (2) that provides outpatient services, including
272272 13 specialized outpatient services, for individuals who are
273273 14 chronically mental ill.
274274 15 "Co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
275275 16 court program" means a program that includes an individual
276276 17 with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder
277277 18 diagnoses and professionals with training and experience in
278278 19 treating individuals with diagnoses of substance use disorder
279279 20 and mental illness.
280280 21 "Court" means veterans and servicemembers court.
281281 22 "IDVA" means the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs.
282282 23 "Peer recovery coach" means a veteran mentor as defined
283283 24 nationally by Justice for Vets and assigned to a veteran or
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297297 2 service provider used by the court for substance use disorder
298298 3 or mental health treatment, a local service provider with an
299299 4 established peer recovery coach or mentor program not
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301301 6 Recovery Support Specialist certified by the Illinois
302302 7 Certification Board. "Peer recovery coach" includes
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304304 9 problem-solving court seeks to address, including, but not
305305 10 limited to, substance use disorder, mental illness, and
306306 11 co-occurring disorders or involvement with the criminal
307307 12 justice system. "Peer recovery coach" includes individuals
308308 13 required to guide and mentor the participant to successfully
309309 14 complete assigned requirements and to facilitate participants'
310310 15 independence for continued success once the supports of the
311311 16 court are no longer available to them.
312312 17 "Post-adjudicatory veterans and servicemembers court
313313 18 program" means a program that allows a defendant who has
314314 19 admitted guilt or has been found guilty and agrees, with the
315315 20 defendant's consent, and the approval of the court, to enter a
316316 21 veterans and servicemembers court program as part of the
317317 22 defendant's sentence or disposition.
318318 23 "Pre-adjudicatory veterans and servicemembers court
319319 24 program" means a program that allows the defendant, with the
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335335 4 "Problem-solving court" means any and all mental health
336336 5 court treatment, Veterans and Servicemembers Court treatment,
337337 6 and drug court treatment departments in a judicial circuit.
338338 7 "Problem-Solving Court Standards" means the statewide
339339 8 standards adopted by the Supreme Court that set forth the
340340 9 minimum requirements for the planning, establishment,
341341 10 certification, operation, and evaluation of all
342342 11 problem-solving courts in this State.
343343 12 "Servicemember" means a person who is currently serving in
344344 13 the Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, or Coast Guard on active
345345 14 duty, reserve status or in the National Guard.
346346 15 "Transferred" means the transfer of any case in which an
347347 16 adult or juvenile offender seeks to have problem-solving court
348348 17 treatment transferred from one county to the county in this
349349 18 State in which the offender resides, and the transfer is
350350 19 approved by a judge.
351351 20 "VA" means the United States Department of Veterans'
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353353 22 "VAC" means a veterans assistance commission.
354354 23 "Validated clinical assessment" means a validated
355355 24 assessment tool administered by a qualified clinician to
356356 25 determine the treatment needs of participants. "Validated
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368368 1 public or private insurance.
369369 2 "Veteran" means a person who previously served as an
370370 3 active servicemember.
371371 4 "Veterans and servicemembers court professional" means a
372372 5 member of the veterans and servicemembers court team,
373373 6 including, but not limited to, a judge, prosecutor, defense
374374 7 attorney, probation officer, coordinator, treatment provider.
375375 8 "Veterans and servicemembers court", "veterans and
376376 9 servicemembers court program", "court", or "program" means a
377377 10 specially designated court, court calendar, or docket
378378 11 facilitating intensive therapeutic treatment to monitor and
379379 12 assist veteran or servicemember participants with substance
380380 13 use disorder, mental illness, co-occurring disorders, or other
381381 14 assessed treatment needs of eligible veteran and servicemember
382382 15 participants and in making positive lifestyle changes and
383383 16 reducing the rate of recidivism. Veterans and servicemembers
384384 17 court programs are nonadversarial in nature and bring together
385385 18 substance use disorder professionals, mental health
386386 19 professionals, VA professionals, local social programs, and
387387 20 intensive judicial monitoring in accordance with the
388388 21 nationally recommended 10 key components of veterans treatment
389389 22 courts and the Problem-Solving Court Standards. Common
390390 23 features of a veterans and servicemembers court program
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405405 2 participants, including continued assessments and modification
406406 3 of the court requirements and use of sanctions, incentives,
407407 4 and therapeutic adjustments to address behavior; frequent
408408 5 judicial interaction with participants; less formal court
409409 6 process and procedures; voluntary participation; and a low
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411411 8 (Source: P.A. 102-1041, eff. 6-2-22.)
412412 9 (730 ILCS 167/95 new)
413413 10 Sec. 95. Transfers. Jurisdiction may be transferred from
414414 11 the sentencing court to the problem-solving court circuit in
415415 12 which the offender resides at the concurrence of both courts.
416416 13 The court to which jurisdiction has been transferred shall
417417 14 have the same powers as the sentencing court. The
418418 15 problem-solving court department within the circuit to which
419419 16 jurisdiction has been transferred may impose problem-solving
420420 17 court fees upon receiving the transferred offender as defined
421421 18 in Section 10. After the transfer all problem-solving court
422422 19 fees shall be paid to the problem-solving court department
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424424 21 Section 15. The Mental Health Court Treatment Act is
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438438 2 Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
439439 3 "Certification" means the process by which a
440440 4 problem-solving court obtains approval from the Supreme Court
441441 5 to operate in accordance with the Problem-Solving Court
442442 6 Standards.
443443 7 "Clinical treatment plan" means an evidence-based,
444444 8 comprehensive, and individualized plan that: (i) is developed
445445 9 by a qualified professional in accordance with Department of
446446 10 Human Services substance use prevention and recovery rules
447447 11 under 77 Ill. Adm. Code 2060 or an equivalent standard in any
448448 12 state where treatment may take place; and (ii) defines the
449449 13 scope of treatment services to be delivered by a court
450450 14 treatment provider.
451451 15 "Combination mental health court program" means a type of
452452 16 problem-solving court that allows an individual to enter a
453453 17 problem-solving court before a plea, conviction, or
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455455 19 admitted guilt, or been found guilty, to enter a
456456 20 problem-solving court as a part of the individual's sentence
457457 21 or disposition.
458458 22 "Community behavioral health center" means a physical site
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473473 1 (1) licensed by the Department of Public Health as a
474474 2 community mental health center in accordance with the
475475 3 conditions of participation for community mental health
476476 4 centers established by the Centers for Medicare and
477477 5 Medicaid Services; and
478478 6 (2) that provides outpatient services, including
479479 7 specialized outpatient services, for individuals who are
480480 8 chronically mental ill.
481481 9 "Co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
482482 10 court program" means a program that includes an individual
483483 11 with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder
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487487 15 "Mental health court", "mental health court program",
488488 16 "court", or "program" means a specially designated court,
489489 17 court calendar, or docket facilitating intensive therapeutic
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492492 20 rate of recidivism. Mental health court programs are
493493 21 nonadversarial in nature and bring together mental health
494494 22 professionals and local social programs in accordance with the
495495 23 Bureau of Justice Assistance and Council of State Governments
496496 24 Justice Center's Essential Elements of a Mental Health Court
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513513 5 modification of the court requirements and use of sanctions,
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517517 9 low treatment staff-to-client ratio.
518518 10 "Mental health court professional" means a member of the
519519 11 mental health court team, including but not limited to a
520520 12 judge, prosecutor, defense attorney, probation officer,
521521 13 coordinator, or treatment provider.
522522 14 "Peer recovery coach" means a mentor assigned to a
523523 15 defendant during participation in a mental health treatment
524524 16 court program who has been trained by the court, a service
525525 17 provider used by the court for substance use disorder or
526526 18 mental health treatment, a local service provider with an
527527 19 established peer recovery coach or mentor program not
528528 20 otherwise used by the court for treatment, or a Certified
529529 21 Recovery Support Specialist certified by the Illinois
530530 22 Certification Board. "Peer recovery coach" includes
531531 23 individuals with lived experiences of the issues the
532532 24 problem-solving court seeks to address, including, but not
533533 25 limited to, substance use disorder, mental illness, and
534534 26 co-occurring disorders or involvement with the criminal
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545545 1 justice system. "Peer recovery coach" includes individuals
546546 2 required to guide and mentor the participant to successfully
547547 3 complete assigned requirements and to facilitate participants'
548548 4 independence for continued success once the supports of the
549549 5 court are no longer available to them.
550550 6 "Post-adjudicatory mental health court program" means a
551551 7 program that allows an individual who has admitted guilt or
552552 8 has been found guilty, with the defendant's consent, and the
553553 9 approval of the court, to enter a mental health court program
554554 10 as part of the defendant's sentence or disposition.
555555 11 "Pre-adjudicatory mental health court program" means a
556556 12 program that allows the defendant, with the defendant's
557557 13 consent and the approval of the court, to enter the mental
558558 14 health court program before plea, conviction, or disposition
559559 15 and requires successful completion of the mental health court
560560 16 program as part of the agreement.
561561 17 "Problem-solving court" means any and all mental health
562562 18 court treatment, Veterans and Servicemembers Court treatment,
563563 19 and drug court treatment departments in a judicial circuit.
564564 20 "Problem-Solving Court Standards" means the statewide
565565 21 standards adopted by the Supreme Court that set forth the
566566 22 minimum requirements for the planning, establishment,
567567 23 certification, operation, and evaluation of all
568568 24 problem-solving courts in this State.
569569 25 "Transferred" means the transfer of any case in which an
570570 26 adult or juvenile offender seeks to have problem-solving court
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581581 1 treatment transferred from one county to the county in this
582582 2 State in which the offender resides, and the transfer is
583583 3 approved by a judge.
584584 4 "Validated clinical assessment" means a validated
585585 5 assessment tool administered by a qualified clinician to
586586 6 determine the treatment needs of participants. "Validated
587587 7 clinical assessment" includes assessment tools required by
588588 8 public or private insurance.
589589 9 (Source: P.A. 102-1041, eff. 6-2-22.)
590590 10 (730 ILCS 168/55 new)
591591 11 Sec. 55. Transfers. Jurisdiction may be transferred from
592592 12 the sentencing court to the problem-solving court circuit in
593593 13 which the offender resides at the concurrence of both courts.
594594 14 The court to which jurisdiction has been transferred shall
595595 15 have the same powers as the sentencing court. The
596596 16 problem-solving court department within the circuit to which
597597 17 jurisdiction has been transferred may impose problem-solving
598598 18 court fees upon receiving the transferred offender as defined
599599 19 in Section 10. After the transfer all problem-solving court
600600 20 fees shall be paid to the problem-solving court department
601601 21 within the circuit to which jurisdiction has been transferred.
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