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AL HB446
Bill
Status
3/17/2016
Primary Sponsor
Mike Jones
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AI Summary
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Clarifies periods of confinement for parole and probation violations, specifying that the Board of Pardons and Paroles and courts may impose two to three 24-hour periods, with parolees and probationers required to receive written violation reports before confinement is imposed.
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Modifies predicate monetary values for third-degree theft offenses (theft of property, lost property, services, and receiving stolen property) from $1,499 to $1,500, and adjusts criminal penalties for solicitation, attempt, and conspiracy to align with Class D felony offenses.
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Establishes mandatory release dates for defendants sentenced to Department of Corrections custody based on sentence length (3-5 months for sentences of 5 years or less; 6-9 months for 5-10 years; 12-24 months for 10+ years) and removes release ranges.
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Specifies that the Department of Veterans Affairs is responsible for identifying referral services and Veterans Treatment Courts as alternatives to community corrections programs, removing that requirement from the Department of Corrections.
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Extends the reporting deadline for the legislative committee assisting the Legislative Prison Joint Task Force from April 20, 2016, to April 20, 2017.
Legislative Description
Prison reform, periods of confinement for parole and probation violations clarified, mandatory release dates required, identification of alternative community corrections programs clarified, services for veterans, legislative committee reporting requirement extended, Secs. 12-25-32, 12-25-34, 13A-4-1, 13A-4-2, 13A-4-3, 13A-5-6, 13A-5-8.1, 13A-8-4.1, 13A-8-8.1, 13A-8-10.25, 13A-8-18.1, 15-18-8, 15-18-172, 15-22-26.2, 15-22-29, 15-22-29.1, 15-22-32, 15-22-52, 15-22-54, 29-2-20 am'd.
Corrections Department
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
3/17/2016