HB367 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tim Wadsworth Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Pardons and Paroles Board, prisoners, pardon, parole, or conditional release of, Executive Director to certify official order within 30 days, Sec. 15-22-37 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the Executive Director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles is not required to certify an official order of the board granting a pardon, parole, or conditional release of a prisoner within a specified amount of time.

This bill would require the Executive Director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles to certify an official order of the board granting a pardon, parole, or conditional release of a prisoner within 30 days. The bill would also provide that if the certification is not executed within 30 days, the prisoner subject to the order would be required to be transferred to the county jail of his or her county of residence and costs associated with the prisoner's transfer and stay in the county jail would be paid out of the State Treasury.

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Subjects

Pardons and Paroles