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MS HB372
Bill
Status
4/19/2012
Primary Sponsor
George Flaggs
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 47-7-27 of the Mississippi Code to require that time an offender serves on parole before revocation be credited toward the original sentence imposed by the trial court.
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Applies the parole time credit requirement both when parole is revoked and the offender must serve the remainder of the original sentence, and when a second parole is not granted.
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Maintains existing parole revocation procedures, including the board's authority to issue warrants for offenders violating parole conditions and the requirement to provide offenders a hearing opportunity before revocation.
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Takes effect upon passage.
Legislative Description
Parole; time served on a parole before revocation to be credited toward offender's original sentence.
Last Action
Enrolled Bill Signed
4/19/2012