HB 607 Summary

• Parolees who violate parole conditions shall receive a reduction in their confinement period for time spent in holding prior to the Board of Pardons and Paroles imposing the formal confinement period.

• The maximum confinement period for parole violations remains 45 consecutive days, served in Department of Corrections custody.

• The reduction for time spent in holding applies retroactively to any person currently serving a confinement period for violating parole conditions.

• Parolees are limited to a maximum of three total periods of confinement under this provision and cannot be revoked after the third confinement without a new arrest or conviction.

• The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.