AR SB682

Prosecuting attorneys must confer with victims and explain the sentencing and parole ramifications of any negotiated plea before agreeing to the plea with the defendant

Failure by the prosecuting attorney to confer with or explain plea consequences to the victim does not invalidate the plea agreement or other disposition

Persons who enter into a negotiated plea of guilty or nolo contendere for a felony offense resulting in incarceration (not probation or suspended sentence) are ineligible for parole, effective upon the bill's enactment

New statute § 16-93-622 governs parole eligibility for offenders sentenced under negotiated pleas entered on or after the bill's effective date