SB412 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur Orr Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Pardons and Paroles, Division of Probation and Parole, created within Department of Corrections, supervising offenders on probation, transfer of duties, responsibilities and other effects of the Board of Pardons and Paroles as they relate to supervision of offenders, Secs. 12-23A-2, 12-25-37, 12-25-38, 14-1-1.2, 15-18-71, 15-18-74, 15-18-76, 15-18-77, 15-20A-20, 15-20A-39, 15-22-1.3, 15-22-2, 15-22-24, 15-22-28, 15-22-30, 15-22-33, 15-22-35, 15-22-36, 15-22-36.1, 15-22-36.2, 15-22-37, 15-22-51, 15-22-53, 15-22-56, 15-23-72, 36-21-2, 41-9-1060 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the Board of Pardons and Paroles is responsible for determining whether an offender should be pardoned or paroled, as well as supervising offenders on parole or probation.

This bill would create the Division of Probation and Parole within the Department of Corrections for the purpose of supervising offenders on probation or parole and would transfer the duties, responsibilities, papers, funds, property, employees, and other effects of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, as they relate to the supervision of offenders on probation or parole, to the Department of Corrections.

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Subjects

Pardons and Paroles