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AR HB1871
Bill
Status
5/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jimmie Gazaway
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AI Summary
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Amends Arkansas Code § 16-93-309(d) governing sentence alternatives when probation or suspended sentences are revoked
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Defendants with at least 3 prior probation or suspended sentence revocations must receive mandatory incarceration in the Division of Correction upon a subsequent revocation finding
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Required incarceration period must be at least equal to the original term of imprisonment for the underlying offense
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Courts retain discretion to revoke and incarcerate defendants with fewer than 3 prior revocations, but incarceration becomes mandatory after the third revocation
Legislative Description
To Require A Period Of Incarceration For Defendants Who Repeatedly Violate The Terms Of Their Probation Or Suspended Sentence.
Last Action
Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
5/5/2025