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AR HB1236
Bill
Status
2/13/2019
Primary Sponsor
Rebecca Petty
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AI Summary
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Amends Arkansas Code § 12-29-203 to clarify that the Director of the Department of Correction or Department of Community Correction may forfeit meritorious good time for rule infractions or escape.
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Allows restoration of forfeited meritorious good time if an escapee returns voluntarily to the institution without state expense and without committing any act of violence while a fugitive.
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Grants the Director of the Department of Correction or Department of Community Correction authority to restore lost meritorious good time according to rules promulgated by the Board of Corrections.
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Approved February 13, 2019.
Legislative Description
Concerning The Forfeiture And Restoration Of An Inmate's Accrued Meritorious Good Time.
Last Action
Notification that HB1236 is now Act 135
2/13/2019