HB169 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mike Ball

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Pardons and Paroles Board, notification of victims, procedures changed, supplying contact information for notification, victims authorized to opt out of notification, Implementation Task Force established for statewide automated victim notification system, Sec. 15-22-36.2 added; Secs. 15-22-23, 15-22-36 am'd.

Summary

HB169 would change victim notification for pardons and paroles to allow electronic notices, let victims opt out, and create a task force to develop a statewide automated victim notification system.

What This Bill Does

The bill changes how victims are notified about pardons and paroles, moving from a strict 30-day mailed notice to a system that can notify victims by email if they supply contact information. It expands who can receive notices to include victims named in indictments and other interested individuals, and it allows the notification mode to be electronic unless another mode is requested. It also allows victims to opt out of notifications in writing or by electronic signature, and it creates an Implementation Task Force to guide the development of a statewide automated victim notification system, with a specified schedule and a sunset date.

Who It Affects

• Victims and their representatives or other interested individuals who seek notice: they can provide contact information, may receive notices by email unless another mode is requested, and can opt out of future notifications.
• The Board of Pardons and Paroles and related state agencies (such as the Department of Corrections, information center, crime victims compensation commission, district attorneys association) responsible for implementing and operating the new notification system and associated procedures.

Key Provisions

• Expands notification recipients to include victims named in indictments and other interested individuals, who may supply contact information for notices.
• Notice to victims can be sent by email under certain conditions, unless another mode of notification is requested, and victims may opt out in writing or via electronic signature.
• Creates Section 15-22-36.2 to establish an Implementation Task Force to guide the statewide automated victim notification system, including defined membership, monthly/quarterly meeting schedules, and a sunset dissolution date of December 31, 2015.
• Amends Sections 15-22-23 and 15-22-36 to reflect new notification standards and the role of the board in notifications and actions, with an effective date of January 1, 2012.

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Subjects

Pardons and Paroles Board