AR SB486

Amends Arkansas Code § 16-93-621(a)(2)(A) to clarify that minors convicted of first-degree murder are eligible for parole after 25 years of incarceration and minors convicted of capital murder are eligible after 30 years, unless earlier parole eligibility is provided by law.

Adds new subsection (ii) specifying that parole eligibility calculations shall include instances where multiple sentences are served consecutively or concurrently.

Amends Arkansas Code § 16-93-621(a)(4) to require that time period calculations for parole eligibility include applicable sentence enhancements accompanying the underlying offense sentence.

Requires that concurrent or consecutive sentences for offenses committed before the minor was 18 years of age be included in parole eligibility time period calculations.

Applies to offenses committed before, on, or after March 20, 2017.